bj and her mom gloria look for blessings
November 21, 2018: Gloria Gallagher has lived with Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade.…
Browsing: Alzheimers
a real-life example of what great dementia care is: loving, engaging, respectful, meaningful and joyful for everyone involved
It can be done, and it is being done right now in various places around…
a daughter’s rendering and remembering
November 16, 2018: I doubt I will ever get over the deep grief I feel each…
7 powerful thoughts on the resilience brilliance of elders and people living with dementia
“The elders in our lives teach us so much and I just keep trying to…
10 reasons people living with dementia get up in the night, and what often happens when they do
Contrary to what many people believe, people who live with dementia behave, for the most…
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…
teepa snow shows how to help someone living with dementia to put on a jacket or sweater without resistance
“If only I had known,” is what I say to myself every time I see…
shift the culture, stop the bullies
Barbara Kirby has a long list of qualifications: she is a certified Dementia Practitioner; certified Professional…
big pharma, big money, big crime
This Stephen Colbert bit is about the opioid crisis. But it could equally be about…
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…