Kate Swaffer is more than a name behind the Dementia Justice Report. She's an advocate, a voice, and a beacon of hope for people living with dementia and older individuals worldwide. As a global campaigner, she's consistently at the forefront, championing their rights and ensuring their voices are heard. To [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to ABeautifulVoice.org...! Mission: A lifestyle digest amplifying ways to humanize the care of people living with dementia, including approaches from psychology, society and culture. The digest not only challenges the conventional model but also seeks to enlarge the discussion of soul care. It is created, curated, and compiled for all [...]
"Currently, the aged care sector is in crisis, with devastating outcomes reported by the Royal Commission into Aged Care. The Commission’s report highlighted the benefits and subsequent need for music therapy, and MATCH goes at least a part of the way to increasing access to the benefits of music therapy [...]
"Health care costs for dementia in the last years of life can be a huge financial burden for families as well as for society at large." Published: November 23, 2015 | Source: NIH.gov At a Glance Health care costs for people with dementia were significantly higher in their last [...]
"I’ve learned how real and pervasive ageism is... It reflects poorly that our imagination is so stunted and limited when it comes to aging — that we can’t see all the gifts that are lost, all the creativity and the care and the relationships that are lost when we don’t [...]
In pre-pandemic times, people who got diagnosed with obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s had a lot to deal with and worry about: medications, treatments, doctors’ appointments, and all the emotional stress. But they didn’t have to worry about a deadly virus in addition to dealing with the stressors [...]
This reflection begins in my current location in the central highlands of Mexico. It includes flashbacks to growing up on a large farm in the Midwest – and later returning to be a care partner with my parents. Attempting to tie it together is the focus on music and spirituality [...]
“People without dementia are not used to enforced isolation, or social and physical distancing, whilst people with dementia experience it from the day we dare to share our diagnosis.” – Kate Swaffer Do you ever wonder about stigma and where it begins? Have you ever experienced it? How does stigma [...]