Daily journals while living in a locked dementia unit: Days 2 and 3
Reflective journals while temporarily living in an institutional dementia care setting.
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The Promise
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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Daily journals while living in a locked dementia unit: Days 1 and 2
Reflective journals while temporarily living in an institutional dementia care setting.
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Making a Joyful Noise: Stories from a Chorus for People Living with Dementia
A description of the chorus and the way it has altered its activities due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Without the Voice of Elders
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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Reflections on My Stay in a Dementia Unit
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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What’s Really Beneath Our Obsession with Anti-Aging?
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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A Day at the Zoo…Online
How can we continue to offer enjoyable interactive programs for people living with dementia in a time of pandemic and isolation? In this essay, Susan McFadden describes how a nonprofit in Wisconsin is staying connected with people who formerly attended memory cafes in person and who used to enjoy daylong outings together.
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