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Parks and green spaces are important for our mental health – but we need to make sure that everyone can benefit

"Recently, COVID-19 has revealed the inequalities that exist when it comes to access to green spaces. There have been many petitions to keep parks and gardens open for public use, with green spaces described as crucial for our well-being." Authors: Wendy Masterton, University of Stirling; Hannah Carver, University of Stirling, [...]

Susan Troyer2020-12-01T16:35:04-06:00November 28th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: COVID, Forest bathing, Green space health inequality, Lockdown, Mental health, nature|0 Comments

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Why some doctors are prescribing a day in the park or a walk on the beach for good health

"Humans evolved in an open, natural environment and removing us from this environment could have a negative effect on our health. But what does the research say? Is there actually evidence that being in natural environments can promote our well-being, prevent disease and speed recovery?" - Author, Jay Maddock, Texas [...]

Susan Troyer2020-11-21T16:26:41-06:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Forest bathing, Hospital design|0 Comments

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“Vitamin G” – the color of green provides a natural high!

I had just completed the final tweaking and posted an article about "green space." Then - checking email messages, the first one found in my inbox was from Michael Greger, MD. It contained a brief video with the scientific research to support "green exercising," the value of "green spaces," and [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:50:42-05:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Dr. Michael Greger, green exercising, green space and dementia, value of green spaces|0 Comments

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Two prescriptions – “green space” or “confinement” … You choose.

Both parents had lived non-stop, very active lives - Mother in teaching and Dad in farm management. In retirement, they traveled internationally and domestically, and wintered in Sarasota where they had many good friends and family... Supporting their need and desire to be out and about at a time they [...]

Susan Troyer2020-10-10T23:50:29-05:00September 21st, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: "Human Rights and Confinement", Australian academic group, Dementia care partners, Ending Confinement and Segregation Barriers to Realising Human Rights in the Everyday Lives of People Living With Dementia in Residential Aged Care, Good dementia care, Good for community, Good for health, Good for people, Green spaces, Human Rights and the Confinement of People Living With Dementia in Care Homes, Kate Swaffer|0 Comments

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How Our News Center Helped to Keep Us Focused on “What’s Next?”

We Have This Moment Used in a music skit at a family reunion, the words from a beautiful Gaither song were written by a talented caregiver on the hot pink heart-shaped prop: “We Have This Moment.” Following our performance, the heart remained forever on our kitchen table as a reminder [...]

Susan Troyer2020-06-27T12:11:04-05:00June 27th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Agenda for the day, Dementia care partners, Gaither music - We Have This Moment, Light-weight table top easel, Memory journal entry from previous day, News center FOR and ABOUT Mother and Dad|Comments Off

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God’s Gardener

I found this poem among Mother’s papers following her death. Typed with her best Smith-Corona - on paper which is now yellowed, she had used her red ink pen from the classroom for her greeting and signature. The words entered in her handwriting were, “To My Loving Farmer Husband” and [...]

Susan Troyer2020-06-20T16:32:12-05:00May 20th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: A poem about my father and the land he farmed, Gods Gardener|Comments Off

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The Impulse To Garden In Hard Times Has Deep Roots

Americans have long turned to the soil in moments of upheaval to manage anxieties and imagine alternatives. My research has even led me to see gardening as a hidden landscape of desire for belonging and connection; for contact with nature; and for creative expression and improved health. . . . These [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-19T13:49:35-05:00May 19th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: age of distancing, community and inclusion, coronavirus pandemic, Dementia caregiver respite, Gardening, Gardening in the age of screens, Gardening retreat for caregivers, gardening sessions, physical presence, victory gardening, Why Americans garden|Comments Off

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This Disruptive Moment – Re-thinking Aging and Aging Services

“The senior living field has long been ripe for disruption. While the pandemic is causing incredible stress and suffering, it can also be a launch pad for change – to move beyond ‘what was’ to an exciting new future. Join Jill Vitale-Aussem as she talks with Bob Kramer, President and [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-17T11:31:47-05:00May 11th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Aging services, Alzheimer's, Bob Kramer, COVID-19, Dementia, Disruptive, Dr. Bill Thomas, Dr. Vivek Murthy, EdenAlt.org, Free Online Education Focused on COVID-19 Outbreak, Jill Vitale-Aussem, Nexus Insights, The Eden Alternative, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, Transforming long-term care|Comments Off

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Converting Closets to Cozy Home Offices During COVID-19

From the first to the last Chicago high-rise which I called home, no matter how small, I always found a space for a home office. Setting up and maintaining a second office to be close to aging parents would not be an impossible challenge. The goal was to pursue the [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-05T12:34:51-05:00May 5th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: adapting to needs of dementia care, closets-converted-to-home-offices, COVID-19 and aging parents, Dementia caregivers, Home office conversion from closet, Martha Stewart|Comments Off

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Could Covid-19 Usher in a New Era of Working From Home?

I set up a second home office in my hometown to become a dementia care partner with my aging parents. All discussions leading to my ability to become a care partner were dependent upon continuing my healthcare business. In a good week, we had caregiver support for 4-8 hours on [...]

Susan Troyer2020-05-06T17:51:17-05:00May 4th, 2020|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Coronavirus, Dementia Care Partner working at home to care for aging parents, Eryn Brown, Home office, Knowable Magazine, Ravi Gajendran, Society, Work-From-Home|Comments Off