December 2023 - A Beautiful Voice

Heroes in the truest sense
2023 Change Catalysts: Honoring Kate Swaffer & Linda Steele – Visionaries Behind the Dementia Justice Report

The report found many common beliefs amongst all stakeholders about the need for reparations. This includes recognition of the human rights abuses faced by people living with dementia and support for concrete steps to address these issues. Behind every impactful report is a team of dedicated individuals, and in [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-14T22:08:16-06:00December 31st, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care research, Reparations for harms suffered, Reparations for people with dementia in aged care, Researchers - Kate Swaffer and Linda Steele, Residential care for people living with dementia|0 Comments

A call to action in 2024
2023 Breaking News: Unveiling the Critical Dementia Justice Report

Linda and Kate's work was published in The Health and Human Rights Journal at Harvard University in December 2022. The article which follows is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction. Reparations for [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-14T23:28:49-06:00December 30th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care research, Reparations for harms suffered, Reparations for people with dementia in aged care, Researchers - Kate Swaffer and Linda Steele, Residential care for people living with dementia|0 Comments

Moving forward in 2024
2023 Breaking News: The Dementia Justice Report – Research headline news of the year

It's not about moving on. It's about moving forward - by shedding light on dementia care realities in 2023. Authors: Linda Steele, PhD, and Kate Swaffer, PhD candidate 2023 Breaking News: The research report, "Reparations for people with dementia in aged care," 🎉 has arrived, unveiling a sobering look at dementia [...]

Susan Troyer2024-01-14T22:00:57-06:00December 29th, 2023|Categories: A Sense of Place, Creating Community|Tags: Dementia care research, Reparations for harms suffered, Reparations for people with dementia in aged care, Researchers - Kate Swaffer & Linda Steele, Residential care for people living with dementia|0 Comments

The invulnerability of the soul
Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It.

People may be more likely to experience optimism if they enjoy good health and a good quality of life. But optimism isn’t confined to those who are doing well. Studies suggest that it is a genetically heritable trait and that it can be cultivated through concerted interventions. Author: Judith Graham [...]

Susan Troyer2023-12-16T20:33:36-06:00December 16th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Aging, Mental health|0 Comments

Seeking healing of all living things
There is much more to mindfulness than the popular media hype

Have the benefits of meditation been overhyped in the West? Author: Pierce Salguero, PhD Mindfulness is seemingly everywhere these days. A Google search I conducted in January 2022 for the term “mindfulness” resulted in almost 3 billion hits. The practice is now routinely offered in workplaces, schools, psychologists’ offices and [...]

Susan Troyer2023-12-16T20:13:47-06:00December 15th, 2023|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Anxiety, Buddhism, Compassion, Healing, Interconnectedness, Meditation, Mental health, Mental illness, Mindfulness, Stress management|0 Comments

Celebrating soul care
Spirituality and its implications for dementia care

We can acquire this knowledge, and it can lead us to greater sensitivity to others and to the environment surrounding us. From: What does it mean to be spiritual? by Galen Watts, PhD Study reveals characteristics of spirituality In his research, Galen Watts, PhD, has identified an association between spirituality [...]

Susan Troyer2023-12-15T12:43:47-06:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Soul care, Spirituality, Spirituality in dmentia care|0 Comments

Exploring our inner space
What does it mean to be spiritual?

Increasingly, North American millennials identify as spiritual as opposed to religious. To them, part of this spirituality means being compassionate, empathetic and open-hearted. Author: Galen Watts, PhD Spirituality has become a kind of buzzword in today’s culture, especially for the millennial generation. Increasingly, North Americans identify as spiritual as opposed [...]

Susan Troyer2023-12-07T23:51:50-06:00December 7th, 2023|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Christian theology, Dalai Lama, Millennials, Religion, Spirituality|0 Comments

Nurturing body, mind, spirit
Good foods for the mindful caregiver

Scientific evidence reveals that one of the top strategies for great mental health is also one of the most often ignored. Eating the right food is one of the best things you can do for mental health. A recent study found that people eating a diet rich in fruits and [...]

Susan Troyer2023-12-06T14:25:45-06:00December 5th, 2023|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: Best things you can do for mental health, Reduce your risk for dementia|0 Comments

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