Thanks for subscribing to the Memory Hub Newsletter, your source of the latest news, events, and resources at our vibrant community center for people living with memory loss, their families, and all who support a dementia-friendly community. This dynamic space is operated by the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center, alongside partners the Frye Art Museum, the Alzheimer's Association, Elderwise, and Full Life Care.

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1021 Columbia St, Seattle on Tues, Wed, Thurs from 9 am to 3pm. Limited valet parking provided around the corner at Murano Senior Living, with validation at our front desk. We are excited to greet you!

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• Our care consultant from the Alzheimer's Association acts as “Memory Navigator" to provide free 30-minute appointments to help you get connected with helpful memory loss resources. Learn more.

• Enjoy the new pieces in our Frame of Mind Art Exhibit. The gallery features artwork created by people with memory loss and dementia. View the virtual gallery or by the Memory Hub from 9am - 3 pm on Tues, Wed, Thurs.

• Our library/resource room provides a wide array of books about living well with memory loss and caregiving. View our titles.

• Maude's Garden, Washington's first public memory garden, offers a botanical oasis at the Memory Hub. Learn more.

Kimber Behrends is the King County Programs Manager for the Alzheimer's Association, WA State Chapter. She runs the organization's education and support groups and recruits and trains volunteers.

The Alzheimer's Association, as a key Memory Hub collaborator, offers many free resources here, including consults with a social worker, dementia education workshops, and a caregiver support group.

Kimber helps to run several of these programs at the Memory Hub, as part of an effort to increase the reach of Alzheimer's Association education and support.

In this spotlight, Kimber talks about the Alzheimer's Association and what being part of a dementia-friendly community means to her.

Learn about all support, education, and engagement programs hosted at the Memory Hub, offered by the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center and our on-site collaborators:

Location: The Memory Hub, 1021 Columbia St. Seattle, WA 98104

"It's mid-life sleep disruption that is the risk factor [for cognitive decline and dementia]. The sleep we're getting in our 40s and 50s is setting the stage for what our brains look like in our 60s and 70s. And that matters." - Jeff Iliff

Hosted at the Memory Hub, MBWC's Project ECHO Dementia is a learning model in which front-line care providers from around WA State meet in a web-based virtual conference room with an interdisciplinary panel of experts in memory loss and dementia.

New MBWC ECHO Dementia Didactic Recordings:

Apr 12, 2024 Community Resources for Dementia Patients and Families Presenter: Marigrace Becker, MSW, UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center/ The Memory Hub

Apr 26, 2024 Advance Care Planning Presenter: Dr. Barak Gaster, MD, FACP, UW General Internal Medicine

• May 2024 Dementia Friends Events

• Spring 2024 Dementia Friends Training for American Indian & Alaska Native Communities!

• Follow Dementia Friends Washington on Facebook!

Photo courtesy Jonathan Vanderweit

Tomorrow, May 4th is.... Herb Day! (It was created and organized by the HerbDay Coalition, a group of five non-profit groups. The holiday encourages people to learn more about herbs, grow them and use them more in their daily lives.) Today, in the Garden Discovery Program in Maude's Garden at the Memory Hub, we began the 'Herb of the Month!" presentation.

May's Herb of the Month is catmint (nepeta x faassenii), or field balm, which has long been used as a folk remedy to promote calm and relieve toothaches and tension headaches. Participants enjoyed an herbal tea brewed with fresh catmint and created botanical suncatchers with flowers and leaves from Maude's Garden.

"I would have never thought of this activity in a million years," said one participant. "And this is something anyone could do with stuff lying around the house."

A partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center. The Garden Discovery Program is made possible by support from Aegis Living Assisted Living and Memory Care communities.

Community Resources

Memory Café in Bellevue continues this month from 2-3:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 21, and ongoing every 3^rd Tuesday of the month. Come together for connection, food, and entertainment at Tutta Bella Neopolitan Pizzeria. More info here

NEW “Wonder Walks” with Wild Whatcom and Northwest Regional Council offer dementia-friendly park walks in the Bellingham area. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. the last Friday of each month. More info here

NEW Museum in Mind program with the Whatcom Museum and Northwest Regional Council provides a chance for people with early stage memory loss and care partners to explore the current exhibition and enjoy art-based activities. 2-4 p.m. every second Monday of the month. Questions: btgirnus@cob.org, 360-778-8935. View flyer here.

COMING SOON – A new monthly Memory Café is planned for Jefferson County’s Revielle Café beginning in June. Details forthcoming – reach out for more information to Jan Svien with the Olympic Area Agency on Aging: 360-344-3030, janice.svien@dshs.wa.gov.

Arts in the Park program with Seattle Parks and Recreation and Elderwise offers watercolor painting in Seattle’s Japanese garden for people with memory loss and families. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Wednesdays, May 15 and 29. View info in Parks brochure here, page 31.

Elderwise “Spring for Art” Annual Exhibit and Silent Auction takes place from 2-4:30 p.m. on Saturday May 18 at the Memory Hub, 1021 Columbia St, Seattle. Enjoy refreshments, music, and over 50 framed paintings by people living with dementia who participate in the Elderwise adult day program. Plus a special tea tasting! More info here.