20 questions to ask when a care partner or resident walks around at night
My first few months as the full-time care partner to my mom while she was…
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born again, just for fun
January 28, 2018: I celebrated 60 birthdays with my mom — sixty-one including the actual…
the beautiful tennessee waltz
I can’t carry a tune in a bucket. But Mom had a lovely voice, and…
15 helpful hints to prevent agitation in people living with alzheimer disease and related dementias
I believe in calling a spade a spade, and in giving kudos if and when…
20 opportunities being an alzheimer’s or related dementia care partner might offer you
I believe the way we approach life has everything to do with the way we…
meggen’s bad day ends with a light-bulb moment
When Australian physiotherapist Meggen Lowry forgot her keys (car, house, and others) in the glove…
4 “easy” steps to embracing empathy
Empathy and sympathy are two different things entirely, says author and researcher Brené Brown. The…
how being sorry and stupid turned mad into glad
I’ve shared parts of this story before. It’s an afternoon in October 2015. Mom appears to…
if only they had listened to ciaran
Phyllis Cranfield was born in Ireland in 1931, and moved to England in late 1968;…
101 potential causes of behaviour by people living with dementia that institutional care staff may find challenging
While researching my second JAMDA article, I came across a relatively recent paper by Dr.…