Memory Cafes Allow Dementia and Alzheimer's Patients to Have a Day Out

Did You Know That There Are Memory Cafes That Can Provide a Safe Respite for Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers? 

The right people, doing the right things, 

the right way, for the right reasons. 

Right at Home.

Memory Cafes are being established all over the United States. Originally established in The Netherlands 20 years ago, the concept is now gaining popularity in America.

If you are caring for an individual with dementia or Alzheimer’s, you know that it can be difficult and challenging to take your loved one to some place new, where the faces they still recognize and the things in their home they are aware of are not there. It can be very isolating for both the patient and the caregiver if they are not able to get out of the home very often. 

What memory cafes do is provide a safe space (usually in a private room in a restaurant, coffee shop, a senior center or even a museum) that allows the patient and the caregivers to socialize, talk to other patients and caregivers, and be in a place where behavior related to their disease is not judged or misunderstood. 

If you are interested in finding a memory cafe near you for your loved one, check the Memory Cafe Directory to find a location near you. 

If you think your family member or you could benefit from this experience, please contact Beth Sholom, Owner/Executive Director of Right at Home of Central New Jersey at 732-967-0900 and we will work on establishing a local Right at Home memory cafe. 

We at Right at Home of Central New Jersey consider it a privilege to be able to provide care and help to our clients with Alzheimer's and to provide respite care and support to their family members by having our caregivers work with their loved ones. 

We continue to be dedicated and determined to " Smash Out Alzheimer's " and find a cure for this terrible disease through our fundraising events over the next few months. Please consider joining us on our journey. 

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About Right at Home of Central New Jersey – Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties.

For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at

• http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/
• 732-967-0900 
• beth@rahcentral.com

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Come to the Right at Home of Central New Jersey Happy Hour at Bonefish Grill on Thursday, July 18

Please come join us at the Caring Connections of Monmouth County Networking Meeting on Thursday, July 18 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm hosted by Right at Home of Central New Jersey.

The meeting will be held at the Bonefish Grill at 55 US Route 9 in Manalapan and hosted by Darryl Brophy, the Owner/Managing Joint Venture Partner of Bonefish Grill. We thank him for having Bonefish Grill host this great networking event for us.

All are most welcome to join us at this networking event.

Appetizers are on us! - Right at Home of Central New Jersey!

10% of any drinks purchased will go to our annual “Smash out Alzheimer’s” event in November!

Those in attendance will receive flyers for 10% off a Bonefish dinner purchase (to be used for a future visit). Proceeds will go to Smash Out Alzheimer’s!

We hope to see you all there!

Please RSVP by Friday, July 12 to Beth Sholom, Owner/Executive Director of Right at Home of Central New Jersey at beth@rahcentral.com or 732-967-0900.

June 21st Is the Longest Day for Alzheimer's Patients

Right at Home of Central New Jersey 

Honors Alzheimer's Patients and Their Caregivers on June 21, the Longest Day

The right people, doing the right things, 

the right way, for the right reasons. 

Right at Home.

For an individual with Alzheimer’s, as well as their loving caregivers, every day is The Longest Day. The Longest Day is about love for those affected by Alzheimer's and for their families and caregivers. 

Nearly 6 million people in America suffer from Alzheimer's and that number is projected to grow to 14 million by 2050. One in every three seniors dies experiencing some form of Alzheimer's disease and a new case is diagnosed every 65 seconds. 

We at Right at Home of Central New Jersey consider it a privilege to be able to provide care and help to our clients with Alzheimer's and to provide respite care and support to their family members by having our caregivers work with their loved ones. We honor all of those with Alzheimer's and their family members and caregivers today and every day. We share the poem "Two Mothers Remembered" by Joann Snow Duncanson to remind us how we can care for our loved one with Alzheimer's. 

I had two Mothers - two Mothers I claim

Two different people, yet with the same name.

Two separate women, diverse by design,

But I loved them both because they were mine.

The first was the Mother who carried me here,

Gave birth and nurtured and launched my career. 

She was the one whose features I bear,

Complete with the facial expressions I wear. 

She gave her love, which follows me yet,

Along with the examples in life she set.

As I got older, she somehow younger grew,

And we'd laugh as just Mothers and daughters should do. 

But then came the time that her mind clouded so,

And I sensed that the Mother I knew would soon go.

So quickly she changed and turned into the other,

A stranger who dressed in the clothes of my Mother. 

Oh, she looked the same, at least at arm's length,

But now she was the child and I was her strength.

We'd come full circle, we women three,

My Mother the first, the second and me. 

And if my own children should come to a day,

When a new Mother comes and the old goes away,

I'd ask of them nothing that I didn't do.

Love both of your Mothers as both loved you. 

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About Right at Home of Central New Jersey – Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties.

For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at

• http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/
• 732-967-0900 
• beth@rahcentral.com

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