A Meaningful Life
Latest articles and thoughts from Meaningful Care Matters

Time to be a Queen?
Much has been written about the power of telling and sharing stories across cultures both to entertain and sometimes to educate with key moral messages.

The Brain, Sex and Disinhibition
The brain is the biggest sex organ. “If it isn’t happening in the head-room, it isn’t happening in the bed-room” is how I like to

Keeping an Open Mind
I consider myself a fairly unshockable person. However, there have been a few moments in my career when something someone has said has stopped me

Creating sensual experiences for individuals and couples living with dementia
Could it be that there is a place for sensual expression when sex isn’t possible or no longer desired? In some relationships, sexual expression can

Breaking the Taboos
How carers respond to erotic touch and touching to further intimacy between people with dementia reflects the wider culture of care. A care service team

The Great Escape: The Story of my Dad at Wren Hall
It felt like the Great Escape. Ray was sitting at a dining table at Wren Hall helping himself to his third stack of French Toast