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…
Browsing: compassion
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…
alone: a heartbreaking poem by 89-year-old lilly who lives with dementia
September 8, 2019: “Do you want me to read you the really sad poem I…
an open letter and song request for country great kenny chesney on behalf of people who live with dementia and their family and friends
Dear Mr. Chesney, I love your song “While He Still Knows Who I Am,” but…
while he still knows who i am is beautiful and heart wrenching, but does it send the right message about love and connection?
Kenny Chesney’s song While He Still Knows Who I Am is about love, connection and…
euthanasia
June 26, 2019: I wrote this a month or two before I had to put…
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…