
“It’s in the details” – could we do better in supporting families?
Whilst supporting my mum looking after her husband in a care home in the last year, I have noticed how much less critical she is
Every Life Matters. Meaning Matters. Moments Matter. People Matter.

Whilst supporting my mum looking after her husband in a care home in the last year, I have noticed how much less critical she is

The recent global pandemic saw people living in care homes abruptly separated from their families and loved ones, in an effort to keep them safe

Last week I met with 84-year-young Pat, the former carer of my late uncle Illtyd. Illtyd was a gay man whose partner Christopher died having

‘So – how do you socially distance and provide a positive and meaningful mealtime experience for your club members to enjoy? At the Bradbury Wellbeing

In her April Blog, my wife Joy wrote about her Dad, Ray who lived at Wren Hall Nursing Home in Selston, UK. ‘Food was a

I once attended an hour-long presentation about how important it is to put salt and pepper on dining tables in dementia care homes. Sure, salt

One of my favourite meals are sliced fresh tomatoes on toast with lots of ground black pepper. This takes me right back to my grandmother’s

Over many years of training and consultancy work, particularly as a Dementia Care Mapper, but also doing observations in my work with Meaningful Care Matters,

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 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