Background Keeping birds in dementia care environments has become a popular and valuable way to enhance the life of people with dementia....

Q. One of my residents is very depressed and I can’t seem to make her feel better. What can I do? A. Depression is as common in older...

We all say we do good dementia care. Some even go so far as to say they do excellent dementia care. But what makes great dementia care?...

Q. I am the manager of a hostel and relatives often come to take their family member who has dementia home for the day or out to a café...

Do you reflect on your practice? Most of us are so busy that reflecting on our practice is the last thing we feel like doing at the end...

Have you ever noticed how anxiety gets in the way of expressing yourself fluently? Ever sat in an interview and frozen to the point you...

Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. William Cowper Retirement (1782) Older people sitting for...

Is your communication effective for the people you communicate with? What signs do you look for that show you are creating/sustaining...