500+ reasons we need to do something about widespread neglect and abuse in long-term care in canada (and around the world)
Actually, there are probably thousands of reasons, or maybe even tens of thousands, but there…
Browsing: Toward better care
shift the culture, stop the bullies
Barbara Kirby has a long list of qualifications: she is a certified Dementia Practitioner; certified Professional…
it’s as frustrating for care workers as it is for family members
The state of our elder care health system (worldwide!) is atrocious. And many care workers…
are we way off target?
Harry Urban Lives with dementia. He started the Facebook dementia support group called Forget Me…
what do you do to calm your loved one with alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia?
Another Quora question and answer I thought it might be useful to share to help…
how difficult is it to support someone with alzheimer’s or another form of dementia who cannot recognize or remember you?
Someone asked me this question on Quora. I thought it might be useful to share…
PR: should alzheimer’s advocates be doing it for #BIGpharma?
“It enrages, sickens and saddens me when I see Alzheimer’s Disease International promoting Eli Lilly…
how many are haunted?
When you tell people that care homes/nursing homes/long-term care facilities ban family members or threaten…
bullied and banned: rachel’s story
Rachel* sent me the first part of her story at the end of July 2018.…
nobody seems to care
I get comments, emails and letters every day that break my heart. I wish I…