If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive an invite to a café, would like to be a guest speaker, or if you have any other queries, please email us at:
virtualcafe@engagingdementia.ie
Our Virtual Dementia Café is held online via Zoom on the first Friday of each month (exclusing bank holidays). It runs from 11am to noon and we are always joined by an engaging special guest – varying from singers, to solicitors, dancers to fitness instructors!
Our Rainbow Virtual Café is held online via Zoom on the last Friday of each month (excluding bank holidays). This is a welcoming space for older persons within the LGBT+ community , as well as family supporters, healthcare workers and proactive allies. Our guest speakers are specialists in the LGBT+ community and we are delighted at the support we have received for this event.
August 2022 – Rainbow Virtual Café Launch!
Engaging Dementia are currently looking for educators, researchers and professionals working within the field of LGBT+ services, in particular in regards to older persons in the community.
We are excited to be setting up an LGBT+ Virtual Dementia Café and would like to gather a committee of experts who would be willing to provide a level of support, consultation, or insight into the creation and running of the café. We appreciate any level of commitment offered: from those volunteering their time to speak on a topic of interest, to providing advice on best practises, as well as those who can assist in moderation or hosting from time to time. There will be a flexible time commitment suited to what you can give, and we are thankful of all support. We are looking for individuals committed to making this an informative, welcoming and enjoyable online space.
If you are an individual living with dementia who identifies as LGBTQI+ we would also love to hear from you about topics that you would like to see presentations on, and how we might make this your café.
Please email us at: virtualcafe@engagingdementia.ie
