Memory Café
A two-hour gathering for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Music, shared singing and room to take part however suits the person.
Host a Café →
A two-hour gathering for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Music, shared singing and room to take part however suits the person.
Host a Café →A welcoming gathering for people living with dementia and their caregivers. Explore accessible instruments, sing familiar songs and enjoy music together. No musical experience required. Sing, play, move, listen or rest.
MUSE describes creative and supportive services, not clinical music therapy or a treatment for dementia.
One complete gathering.
Proposed total attendance.
Plus agreed care support.
Settle in with gentle music, introductions and accessible instruments.
Older adults explore bells, percussion, voice and conducting. Caregivers explore gentle breathing, humming and listening.
Time for refreshments, bathrooms or a quieter place to rest.
Share familiar songs, simple refrains and musical exchanges. Either partner can offer, respond or lead.
Groups run at the same time; staying together is always an option.
Participants may sing, play, listen or rest. Caregiver and loved one can stay together. Volume, cues, repertoire and pacing are adjusted to the group.
For a Café, plan two nearby spaces so the two groups can run at the same time.
Comfortable seating, clear routes and a quiet rest area.
Care and supervision needs are agreed with the host before booking.
Two facilitators do not replace personal-care staff.
A 2025 review found a small short-term depression benefit from repeated music sessions. A larger multinational trial found no overall depression benefit at six months. These studies did not test a single Café.
The one-page flyer covers the same gathering, the four parts and the research note.
A Memory Café is a welcoming gathering for people living with dementia and their caregivers.
120 minutes, as one complete gathering.
Proposed total attendance is 15 to 25 people.
Two MUSE facilitators, plus agreed care support. Two facilitators do not replace personal-care staff.
No musical experience is required. Participants may sing, play, move, listen or rest.
Yes. The two groups run at the same time, and staying together is always an option.
Two nearby spaces, comfortable seating, clear routes and a quiet rest area. Care and supervision needs are agreed with the host before booking.
No. A 2025 review found a small short-term depression benefit from repeated music sessions, and a larger multinational trial found no overall depression benefit at six months. These studies did not test a single Café.
Share a few details and a MUSE team member will follow up about hosting a Café.
Talk with our team about hosting a two-hour gathering for people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Host a Café →Or write to us directly at michael@museprograms.com
Live music programs for senior living communities: group sing-alongs, bedside visits, meditation music, drum circles, performances and legacy work.
Private or group sessions, virtual or in person, with gentle breathing, meditation, humming and listening.
Instrument and voice learning, recurring chances to sing and play, and an introduction to MUSE practices in listening and pacing.
The five studies behind these programs, with what each one found and did not find. None of them evaluated MUSE.