10 thought-provoking links on dementia “wandering”
The image above is of my mom heading back to her kitchen from her garden in…
Browsing: research
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…
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?…
“wandering” is not a symptom of dementia
“Mom won’t sit in that room, she won’t stay there,” I said to the Director…
look who’s talking now
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from Alzheimer Annie, whose misadventures in long-term care are…
alzheimer annie invites you in
Alzheimer Annie is a fictional character I created to help people understand what being in a…
death by recliner
This is one in a series of vignettes based on the Nursing Home Behaviour Problem Scale (NHBPS),…
rethinking the pathological myth of normal
I’ve never done well in the boxes society and others wish to confine me. I like…
get up, get up, get out of bed
This is one in a series of vignettes based on the Nursing Home Behaviour Problem Scale…