A Meaningful Life
Latest articles and thoughts from Meaningful Care Matters
The Art of Conversation
My 87-year-old mum recently told me that she doesn’t like going out to social events as much as she used to, as she “doesn’t feel
Who are ya?
Supporting National football and other sports events has become an increasingly popular indulgence for a great many people. Football, no longer the male dominated activity
We think we know, but we don’t
Over the past year, my life has undergone significant changes, and it’s led me to a powerful realisation: we often think we know what something
Loneliness at Christmas | The kindness of strangers
Lonely this Christmas Try to imagine a house that’s not a home. Try to imagine a Christmas all alone. The only things I see Are
The sound of silence
Someone once said to me that ‘silence makes room for whatever needs to happen.’ I didn’t quite understand what that really meant until I experienced
Using murals in care homes – current debates
Many years ago, I worked in a care home in Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. I remember that the houses for people living with