A Meaningful Life
Latest articles and thoughts from Meaningful Care Matters
Shall we ring my mother?
‘Challenging behaviour’ – those words really need to be banned, don’t they? Or perhaps it is just that it needs to be better understood. Everybody’s
Winter: Why don’t we step outside?
Time spent outside is good for all of us and the great outdoors provides an ever-changing source of interest and entertainment that is available 24/7,
There are long-term care homes and then there are long-term care homes
A husband’s personal perspective of a Butterfly care home in Ontario, Canada I am the Essential Family Caregiver (EFC) for my wife who resides in
It’s not you, it’s me
The word ‘behaviour’ has become a bit of a dirty word in recent times and I’m not quite sure why? I think from time to
Behaviours revisited – The Power of the Institution
It’s very easy to feel like a small cog in the big wheel of health and social care. ‘When things aren’t right, how can I
Eight Caregiving Maxims for Responding to Perplexing Behaviours
Don’t try and stop people with dementia from doing something just because it isn’t being done ‘properly.’ Don’t take over – give them time to