stories of family members being banned and restricted by long-term care facilities make canadian national news
On February 26, 2015, I received a registered letter from the facility in which my…
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7 reasons why physicians continue to prescribe antipsychotic drugs to people who live with dementia when they shouldn’t
There is irrefutable evidence that prescribing antipsychotic drugs to people who live with dementia does…
australian care worker wendy carr proves you can teach an old nurse new tricks
Sometimes I lose hope that dementia care will ever change. It often feels as if…
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…
they took away his cutlery and gave him drumsticks – he loved it!
Yes, there are solutions to addressing situations and behaviour that care partners and care workers…
brilliant lol take on old folk tune strikes powerful paradigm-shifting chord
Wow! Bravo to gerontologist, author, and dementia care advocate Dr. Al Power who teamed up…
like one flew over the cuckoo’s nest
I should have known better than to invite my photographer friend Edith to do a…
drugged & drooling
Many of the comments people make on my posts, and the stories they send me…
20 actions to foster and maintain dignity in dementia care homes
I was thrilled to learn that Australian dementia care advocate, author and activist Kate Swaffer…
20 dementia “what ifs?”
The ways we see dementia and the people who live with it are changing, but…