{"id":123037,"date":"2023-09-19T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=123037"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:16:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T21:16:31","slug":"washingtonpost-at-japans-dementia-cafes-forgotten-orders-are-all-part-of-the-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=123037","title":{"rendered":"(WashingtonPost) At Japan\u2019s dementia cafes, forgotten orders are all part of the service"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 85-year-old server was eager to kick off his shift, welcoming customers into the restaurant with a hearty greeting: \u201cIrasshaimase!\u201d or \u201cWelcome!\u201d But when it came time to take their orders, things got a little complicated.<\/p>\n

He walked up to a table but forgot his clipboard of order forms. He gingerly delivered a piece of cake to the wrong table. One customer waited 16 minutes for a cup of water after being seated.<\/p>\n

But no one complained or made a fuss about it. Each time, patrons embraced his mix-ups and chuckled along with him. That\u2019s the way it goes at the Orange Day Sengawa, also known as the Cafe of Mistaken Orders.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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With one of the world's oldest populations, Japan faces a pressing national health challenge in dementia. One cafe in western Tokyo is experimenting with new ways to try empower patients by hiring them to work as servers. https:\/\/t.co\/hDmKAahMyl<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n