‘how you are to me’ touches, teaches & stands out from the crowd
It’s hard to imagine how buckets of love, tenderness, teaching, magic and messages about some…
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buckingham palace turned out to be a dump
Like many who place a family member in long-term care, Jayne Connery found out the hard…
10 thought-provoking links on dementia “wandering”
The image above is of my mom heading back to her kitchen from her garden in…
misprescribing antipsychotic drugs to elderly dementia patients is an outrage. it’s also elder abuse.
I’m re-blogging this article with the express permission of the author Dr. Michael A.…
cctv in care homes activist jayne connery speaks out
Jayne Connery’s experience as a former, reporter, promotions model and businesswoman is serving her well as…
35 things that may cause people with dementia (and you) to become uncooperative, upset, angry, anxious or “aggressive”
Are people who live with dementia sometimes uncooperative, upset, angry or even “aggressive?” Yes. But…
20 behavioural expressions for which antipsychotic medications are unwarranted and ineffective in people who live with dementia
Antipsychotic medications are meant to treat psychosis, not dementia. Dementia care pioneer Dr. Allen Power…
the two biggest challenges to creating positive change in dementia care
Do care workers set out to neglect and abuse elderly people who live with dementia?…
“wandering” is not a symptom of dementia
“Mom won’t sit in that room, she won’t stay there,” I said to the Director…
40 risperdal side effects
I advocate against the inappropriate use of antipsychotics in treating people who live with dementia…