In what still felt like the height of COVID times, I found myself in a very overheated lounge, mask and visor on, shouting at the top of my lungs “Two and two, twenty two, two little ducks, quack quack!!” This…
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Mary (to Enid): I’d love a cup of tea, would you? Enid: Oh yes! Mary (to passing staff member): Could we have a cup of tea please, and what cake do you have on today? Staff member (looking at her
Dementia is a global issue and affects people of many different cultures, with 55 million people worldwide estimated to be living with the disease in 2020. This number is expected to soar to a frightening 153 million by 2050. However,
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Everyone needs food and drink, and most of us have personal preferences. For people of a certain age mealtimes were an important part of the day. Families sat around the table eating and drinking together. Families shared their day together
Mama was born in Jamaica. She came to the UK in 1961. When Mama was 80 years old, she was knocked down by a car which was driven by a newly qualified driver. You can imagine how I reacted when
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As mentioned in my last blog, I have acquired a nice pair of blue hearing aids together with purple ear moulds: I wandered out of the audiologist’s feeling more than a little self-conscious and curious as to how the world
My book Oldenland – A Journey in Search of the Good Last Years was published in April. In the book I reflect on my developing understanding of old age following a lifetime of research and teaching, on the last years
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It scarcely needs saying that we live in a technological age. The microchip dominates our lives. There is very little that you can do or organise without using a computer or a smartphone, and often you need both, for example
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Book review: American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society By Daniel R. George & Peter J. Whitehouse Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press, 2021, pp 404, ISBN 9781421440477 I was asked to supply a review of this book for the publisher, but
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It was through my experience in a care home that I noticed how people were transformed by music and song. All the residents responded positively to music. If they were not singing along, they were clapping their hands or tapping their feet.
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