A Meaningful Life
Latest articles and thoughts from Meaningful Care Matters

Who are ya??!!
Supporting National football events has become an increasingly popular indulgence for a great many people. Football, no longer the male dominated activity that it once

Top tables I remember
When talking about the Butterfly Approach to people, I often describe the importance of sofas for people to sit close together in a companionable way

Reaching people with advanced dementia – a therapist in residence
Rose Lodge care home in Exmouth is pioneering therapeutic work for people with advanced dementia. As the counsellor undertaking this work over the past two

Come outside – it’s our wonderful world
Come outside – it’s our wonderful world Working an allotment has always been a favoured British pastime. We have an allotment. Well, I say we

The Therapeutic Palette: Harnessing Colours for Dementia
In the realm of dementia care, where individuals grapple with cognitive challenges and sensory issues, the strategic use of colours has emerged as a powerful

The most important quality
As part of Meaningful Care Matters regular work, we carry out day-long observations in care services using the QUIS observational tool (Dean, Proudfoot, & Lindesay 1993)
