dire state of ltc in ontario and across canada is not news
Dementia care and elder care advocates in Canada and around the world will tell you…
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quebec order of nurses accepts ridiculous excuses for physically restraining mom living with dementia
Dementia care and elder care advocates in Canada and around the world will tell you…
incontinence pads put on backwards every day for four years in long-term “care”
The bulge at the front of Mom’s pants drove me nuts. “What a crappy design,”…
the story of the dirty pull-up
“Your mom’s been weepy and anxious since I got here this afternoon,” Nurse Ratched* said…
6 priceless gifts you could give people living with dementia (and everyone else for that matter!)
These gifts are inexpensive (they don’t cost dollars and cents, so everyone can afford them),…
5 things that may help when you and/or your care partner feel lost and confused
During the first two years Mom was in dementia jail, she was still able to…
alone: a heartbreaking poem by 89-year-old lilly who lives with dementia
September 8, 2019: “Do you want me to read you the really sad poem I…
euthanasia
June 26, 2019: I wrote this a month or two before I had to put…
care partner struggles alone without support of loved one’s adult children
Some of the stories I hear from care partners break my heart. Many find themselves…
dementia care partner mom investigated for having daughter help with care
Catherine Bixenman-salesi, who is a member of the online dementia support group USAgainstAlzheimers, is the primary…