
it’s taken a pandemic and tens of thousands of deaths for people to get what long-term care advocates have known for decades: the system sucks
The tragedy that is being played out in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) across Canada and…
The tragedy that is being played out in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) across Canada and…
Friday March 20, 2020: To say these are challenging times is a massive understatement. But…
Wanting to “go home” is a desire often expressed by people who live with Alzheimer…
Being my mother’s primary care partner in various ways for ten years was one of…
It’s February 4, 2020. Six years after the fact. Six years — almost to the…
These gifts are inexpensive (they don’t cost dollars and cents, so everyone can afford them),…
On February 26, 2015, I received a registered letter from the facility in which my…
There is irrefutable evidence that prescribing antipsychotic drugs to people who live with dementia does…
Sometimes I lose hope that dementia care will ever change. It often feels as if…
I’m compiling evidence (I’ve got LOTS of it!) to include in letters of complaint to…