Dementia Cafe Christmas Dinner

Christmas celebrations got into full swing today at Home Instead’s dementia cafe Christmas Dinner in Darlington.

The “Memory Lane Activity Cafe” is run in partnership with The Salvation Army on Thompson Street East in Darlington.

About 50 people attended the celebrations including regular attendees living with dementia and their loved ones/carers plus the volunteers from Home Instead and The Salvation Army.

There was a lot of fun had by all and a great atmosphere with a full Christmas Dinner served including all the trimmings, Christmas pudding and mince pies.

Local dementia support group, The Cuckoo Club, organised a raffle for everyone with 6 hampers put together with donations from their members – thank you so much for their generosity and community spirit. Another member of the group, Maureen Kay, was kind enough to bring along cakes for sharing – absolutely delicious!

We even had a special guest appearance from Santa himself aka Jeff from Darlington Borough Council’s Move More project.

The finale was The Salvation Army band playing a repertoire of Christmas carols for everyone to sing along to …….. everyone left with smiles on their faces and in the festive spirit!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

The next Memory Lane Activity Cafe is on Thursday 15th January from 10:30am – 12:30pm – the special activity will be a gentle taster session of Tai Chi – join in if you want or just sit and watch.

Notes:

This monthly activity cafe is run in partnership with The Salvation Army on Thompson Street East on the third Thursday on every month from 10:30am – 12:30pm. It has a great atmosphere and lots of fun is had by all. The activity cafe is for people living with dementia, or memory loss, and their loved ones or carers. There are great benefits for everyone attending from the social and physical activity and joining in with anything you want or just have a cuppa and a biscuit and a chat. Come along, we’d love to see you. It’s only £3 and the carer is free.

At Home Instead we provide bespoke care at home with a range of services to support those wanting to maintain their independence at home. Our home care in Barnard Castle can include companionship, home help and/or personal care. We provide an exceptional service – our visits are a minimum of 1 hour and so there are no rushed visits – our trained care professionals are matched with you, so you always know who is visiting – and we carry out regular observations and reviews to ensure you are always receiving the support you want and need.

If you would like more information or to arrange a consultation please call our office on 01325 467833.