Every Life Matters. Meaning Matters. Moments Matter. People Matter.
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
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
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
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
Understanding behaviour – a psychological perspective Psychology has taken the notion of exploring behaviour as a learned interaction with the environment over time (conditioning) and
The new dirty word of health and social care ‘Mrs X in Rm 22 is bellowing out again’, ‘They often call out, that’s dementia’, X
January and New Year is inevitably a time of reflection. This year, I’m mindful, still in the midst of Covid-19, of the resilience of those
The Darkling Thrush I leant upon a coppice gateWhen Frost was spectre-grey,And Winter’s dregs made desolateThe weakening eye of day.The tangled bine-stems scored the skyLike
Some people may consider this phrase a bit of a cliché in December. It’s a phrase apparently mentioned over 365 times in the Bible and
This year I survived, next year I want to live. I saw this quote recently from someone on Facebook and it really resonated with me.
