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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

Embracing our shared humanity
How to Transform Dementia Care: Empowering Care Partners with Compassion

In the progression of dementia, when the ability to function independently gradually changes, it's not merely the inherent losses that weigh heavily on hearts; it's also how our culture responds to this profound and life-changing phenomenon. As succinctly stated by the author, "Societal responses to dementia can cause more distress [...]

Susan Troyer2023-11-20T16:55:41-06:00November 19th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Care For Dementia, Compassion matters, Dementia Support, Embrace Empathy, Empathy|0 Comments

Oxygen for the soul
The Untapped Power of Laughter: A Breakthrough in Dementia Care?

Laughter in Dementia Care: A Healing Revelation I still remember my father’s birthday, a day that could have been shadowed by the complexity of dementia. Our household was filled not with melancholy but with a heartwarming glow of joy and laughter. Jamie, a care partner and dear family friend dressed [...]

Susan Troyer2023-10-23T21:24:30-05:00October 11th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|0 Comments

"Do no harm" - Hippocrates
Part II – Reparations Report in Australia – Will This Impact the US System?

Introduction Welcome to ABeautifulVoice.org, where today we're diving into a thought-provoking topic raised in part 1 of our article: "Reparations for harm to people living with dementia in residential aged care." As we explore this issue, we'll be taking a closer look at Australia, the home country of the authors [...]

Susan Troyer2023-09-15T22:39:00-05:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Stand for Justice
Part I – Reparations for harms experienced in residential aged care – a review

“I think all of the people I’ve spoken to in my advocacy journey, the reason they are involved is because they don’t want what happened to them to happen to other people. That is the guiding thing. I don’t want anybody else to go through what my parents went through. [...]

Susan Troyer2023-09-15T01:02:26-05:00September 14th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Shattering the silence
“Taking It to the Streets” campaign presented by Reimagining Dementia

International Grassroots Campaign to Shatter the Silence Around Dementia NEW YORK, NY, June 13, 2023 — Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice is launching an international grassroots campaign to transform the narrative about and shatter the silence around dementia and through “Taking It to the Streets,” a global campaign launching [...]

Susan Troyer2023-08-05T14:12:06-05:00July 22nd, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|0 Comments

Joy rocks!
“Let’s Reimagine” Trailer (1:14) – Experience the JOY

"Reimagining Dementia" is a creative coalition for justice comprised of an international group of people living with dementia, care partners, family and community members, dementia activists and allies, health professionals, advocates, artists, academics, policymakers, and others. It is committed to creativity, belonging, caring relationships, joy and growth for everyone. Launched [...]

Susan Troyer2023-08-05T23:12:49-05:00July 22nd, 2023|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: challenge the stigma and stereotypes of dementia, creative coalition for justice, Reimagining Dementia|0 Comments

Being countercultural
Creating rich relationships engaging with older people

The words in this meme were spoken by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper in an interview conducted by Judith Graham, a journalist and contributing columnist with Kaiser Health News (KHN). The article is titled "Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings." Judith Graham [...]

Susan Troyer2023-06-03T12:11:36-05:00May 31st, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Alzheimer's, COVID-19, Dementia, Invisible older people in our culture, Promoting storytelling with older people, Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, Societal response to older adults|0 Comments

Refuse to be silent
Psychological tips aren’t enough – policies need to address structural inequities

Our concern is that a narrowly psychological approach overestimates individuals’ control over their own well-being, while underestimating the role of systemic inequities, including those that well-designed laws and policies can help address... Modern public health research shows that the ability to achieve your potential depends heavily on the circumstances in [...]

Susan Troyer2023-05-11T15:32:07-05:00May 11th, 2023|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: Flourishing, Health inequity, Inequality, Medical anthropology, Positive psychology, Psychology, Public health, Social determinants of health, Wellbeing|0 Comments