Dementia Cafés: A Community-Led Lifeline
Dementia café (decafs) leads gathered this week at the charming Preston Pub in Wembley to share updates and insights about CADBrent’s remarkable network of 17 dementia cafés. These cafés, established over the past decade, serve as vital social spaces where individuals living with dementia and their carers can connect weekly to socialise, exchange experiences, and share practical advice for better management of daily challenges.
Despite the undeniable value of dementia cafés in relieving pressure on health and local authority services, CADBrent and its cafés receive no statutory funding. This is a grassroots initiative entirely sustained by the goodwill and tireless efforts of volunteers, who ensure these spaces continue to flourish. Without this service, many individuals living with dementia and their carers would face the daunting reality of managing alone.
