confused, not clueless
Some people answer questions with questions. This is a poem in answer to a poem penned…
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dementia not the cause in majority of harmful resident-on-resident interactions
“Senior with dementia guilty in death of nursing home resident,” the headline reads. The incidence…
4-minute survey results debunk decades-long notion that BPSDs are symptoms of dementia
Norse mythology contends that thunder and lightening are produced by the bearded god Thor 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?…
40 risperdal side effects
I advocate against the inappropriate use of antipsychotics in treating people who live with dementia…
crazy daughter weighs mom’s wet “nappy” and writes open letter to minister of health about it
“Rationing” incontinence products in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is not unique to the province of…
juiced and joyful over jamda
It’s not every day that a non-academic, non-researcher, “nobody” without a whole bunch of letters…
drugging the elderly: how much is too much?
The prescription drug problem in the province of Quebec, particularly with respect to elderly…