3 excerpts from the best article on dementia i have ever read (and a link to the full meal deal)
Sometimes you come across something that captures everything you want to say so brilliantly that…
Browsing: care
nobody seems to care
I get comments, emails and letters every day that break my heart. I wish I…
15 examples of neglect & abuse that would have been captured on cctv in winifred’s care homes
In this second of two guest blog posts, soprano, performer, recording artist and soon-to-be author…
nurse, can you ‘elp me?
In this guest blog post (one of two), soprano, performer, recording artist and soon-to-be author…
music from a tapestry of shared moments in long-term care
This piece of poetic prose called “Music” is from a collection entitled “A Tapestry of…
dementia rights advocate spells out human rights in open letter to comedian tim conway’s family
Octogenarian and much-beloved American comedic actor Tim Conway (reported to be living with dementia), is the…
10 seldom-mentioned “side effects” of using antipsychotics in long-term dementia care, which are also 10 more good reasons we should #BanBPSD
There are a tonne of reasons not to give antipsychotics to people who live with…
the #CMAHealthSummit jam band featuring @Cmdr_Hadfield on guitar & vocals
It may seem like this post has nothing to do with dementia care advocacy, but…
the truth behind my mother’s death: august 16, 2016
“A blossom fell from off a tree, it settled softly on the lips you turned…
the dystonia did us in: august 15, 2016
Six days earlier, Mom had told me she was comfortable with her chin to her…