bullied and banned: rachel’s story
Rachel* sent me the first part of her story at the end of July 2018.…
Browsing: elder abuse
somebody stole my mom
Janet Ng was the primary care partner to her mom, Shirley Ann Snow, who died…
being heard will make you think differently
Sonya Barsness defines herself as a “revisionary gerontologist.” A revisionist, she writes in the “about”…
20 compelling reasons to rethink the way we label and medicalise the behaviour of people who live with dementia #BanBPSD
In June this year, I posted an open letter to the worldwide dementia care community.…
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…
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 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…