mom knew hundreds of songs, but down in the valley was her go to
I had never heard Mom sing Down in the Valley. Ever. Until a couple of…
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10 important facts i learned about people living with dementia from being my mother’s care partner
My mom, who lived with Alzheimer disease, and I were care partners for more than…
your name is a queen (elizabeth shares a lesson on labelling)
Let it go (it doesn’t matter if they know you or not) is one of…
hilda zlataroff should have died of old age
Family care partner Nicole Jaouich visited her 102-year-old mother Hilda Zlatoroff in a Quebec long-term…
it’s taken a pandemic and tens of thousands of deaths for people to get what long-term care advocates have known for decades: the system sucks
The tragedy that is being played out in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) across Canada and…
20 things that are not shut down, quarantined, cancelled or kept at a distance when we deal with challenges such as pandemics and dementia
Friday March 20, 2020: To say these are challenging times is a massive understatement. But…
20 questions to ask yourself when someone who lives with dementia wants to “go home” or tries to escape wherever they are
Wanting to “go home” is a desire often expressed by people who live with Alzheimer…
5 powerful dementia care lessons i learned being my mom’s care partner
Being my mother’s primary care partner in various ways for ten years was one of…
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…
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…