On March 23, the Memory Hub celebrated its grand opening completing its 5-year journey to fruition.  It started as a dream to create a warm, welcoming, and non-clinical space where someone with memory loss is a person – not a patient. Thanks to the dedication of donors partners and volunteers, the program found a physical home on the campus of the Frye Art Museum a founding partner, with operational support from the UW Memory & Brain Wellness Center.

The first of its kind, the Memory Hub offers a variety of support, education and engagement programming for people with memory loss and their caregivers. Activities include engagement and education events, support groups, and a discovery garden. The Elderwise adult day program provides a structured program of arts, exercise, discussion and shared, while providing respite for caregivers two days a week. Tours are can be scheduled

The Memory Hub is collaborative effort by the MBWC, the MBWC community advisory group, the Frye Art Museum, the Alzheimer’s Association, Elderwise and Full Life Care, UW Medicine leadership, and UW Advancement, along with numerous other generous funders & members of the memory loss community.

The opening exhibit of the Memory Hub art gallery, “Frame of Mind”, features the creativity and passion of people living with memory loss. 

The Memory Hub is located at 1021 Columbia St. Seattle, WA, 98104,  a few blocks from the Memory and Brain Wellness Center clinic at HMC, and beside the Frye Art Museum.  For more information, contact The Memory Hub director, Marigrace Becker, Email: mbecker1@uw.edu; Phone: 206-744-2190

Links:
– The Memory Hub: A Place for Dementia-Friendly Community, Collaboration, and Impact – Memory and Brain Wellness Center.
– Programs at The Memory Hub