By Sandy Sabersky, co-founder of Elderwise, and Ruth Neuwald Falcon, co-authors of The Elderwise Way: A Different Approach to Life with Dementia. This blog starts with Sandy’s experience, what she has learned from her many years of work with people who have dementia, and introduces the foundation of Elderwise Spirit-Centered Care. Paintings by Elderwise program participants.
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Reflective journals while temporarily living in an institutional dementia care setting.
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Some assisted living residences (ALR) provide good and safe care to elders. Most directors of admissions are honest and caring. However, a substantial portion of ALR provide poor and dangerous care and use deceptive marketing practices. This poem is based on the devastating experiences of hundreds of families whose loved ones were neglected, abused, and financially exploited in ALR in Minnesota.
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Reflective journals while temporarily living in an institutional dementia care setting.
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A description of the chorus and the way it has altered its activities due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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The blog post describes the potential implications of not having the voice of elders an integral part of decisions about their care and life.
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In order for me to gain some firsthand experience of what it is like to live in an institutional dementia care setting, I arranged with the administration of a nursing home in the area for me to be admitted as a “resident” without the care staff knowing that I did not have dementia. These are some reflections on my five day stay.
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An honest exploration of what it can feel like to navigate the aging process in a world that celebrates anti-aging.
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