a day in the life of wilbur and deb
Wilbur spotted Deb at the skating rink in 1971 when she was twelve and he…
Browsing: change
Kate Swaffer’s 8 wishes for dementia
It’s not Kate Swaffer’s birthday, nor does she have a genie in a bottle, but she…
fear and ignorance create resistance
Despite a growing body of research that clearly demonstrates that in the vast majority of…
what happens when care homes stop giving antipsychotics to elderly people with dementia?
In June 2015, the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement released the results of a pan-Canadian collaborative project…
40+ seroquel side effects
I advocate against the inappropriate use of antipsychotics in treating people who live with dementia…
7 paths to better dementia care
A guest blog post by RN/MHlthSc Leah Bisiani What might someone living in the mid…
20 questions to ask yourself when you blow up
It happens to everyone at one time or another: we lose our temper with someone we…
#1 reason people with dementia try to escape
We want people who live with dementia to be safe and secure. We worry about…
20 questions to ask yourself about “wandering”
Here’s a fictional story based on dozens of real-life stories recounted by care partners worldwide:…
vindicated and validated
I advocate against the practice of inappropriately prescribing antipsychotic medications to people who live with dementia;…