A Meaningful Life
Latest articles and thoughts from Meaningful Care Matters

The gift of your mother tongue
I recently returned from a visit to Southern Spain. I am used to visiting countries where either I can speak a bit of the language

Tips to build your resilience – part 1
In this blog we’ll be looking at five tips to building your resilience. Today we’re going to look at the first two, and next week

Being You Until Your Last Breath: The Story of Pop
One of the sad realities of having dementia is the loss of relationships. I remember with my own Father’s dementia the friends slowly began to

Finding resilience after a fall
I recently had a very scary experience of literally being knocked off my feet in the park by an overly exuberant dog who hurtled straight

Dementia, Divinity and Diversity
A practical approach to supporting spirituality in care What does it mean to forget, to lose words, thoughts, images of our lives, not recognise the

Appreciating the talents and contributions in your whole team
I was doing an observation in a care home in Wales as part of their yearly ‘Butterfly’ accreditation. There was a lovely, relaxed breakfast happening