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Health, Politics & Government
Elder abuse: What research says about prevalence, assessment and prevention

We’ve gathered and summarized several relevant studies on elder abuse, including research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Sari Boren, The Journalist's Resource, a publication of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. July 16, 2020 Image by Mabel Amber from Pixabay Abuse of people age 60 [...]

Susan Troyer2023-05-02T23:08:26-05:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: A Sense of Place, General|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Coronavirus, Elder abuse|0 Comments

Creating Community
What are our core values?

"It's time for a new ethic of care to replace the stigma of dementia... Specifically, we need an ethic that challenges stigma by broadening the duty of care to include fully supporting the capacity of individuals living with dementia for creativity, imagination and other positive potentialities.” Authors: Alisa Grigorovich, PhD, [...]

Susan Troyer2021-08-06T19:07:44-05:00June 25th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ableism, Ageism, Cognitive decline, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dementia, Elderly, Future, Geriatrics, Interdisciplinary, Long-Term Care, Stigma|0 Comments

A Sense of Place
Preventing COVID-19 from decimating nursing home residents requires spending money and improving infection control

This article was originally published March 28, 2020. It's republished here for a retrospective look at the challenges in planning for future outbreaks. The authors state: "To prevent more deaths in nursing homes, the nursing home industry must begin to aggressively advocate for their patients through increased reimbursement and resource [...]

Susan Troyer2021-06-19T20:24:04-05:00June 8th, 2021|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: 2019-nCoV, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Nursing homes, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health and disease, Living Longer 2020, Long-Term Care, Public health, Viruses|0 Comments

A Sense of Place
We need an ethical compass for fixing long-term care during the COVID-19 crisis

"Without clear ethical standards for long-term care, this won’t be the last tragedy or crisis... Health care, including long-term care, is a human right and a public good. Likewise, people have the right to participate in the decisions that affect them. It is deeply troubling to see the rights of [...]

Susan Troyer2021-06-06T16:28:49-05:00June 2nd, 2021|Categories: A Sense of Place|Tags: Ageism in caring for older adults, Canadian healthcare, Canadian healthcare system, Coronavirus, COVID-19, David Pfrimmer-D. Min., Ethical standards in nursing home care, health care, Human rights of nursing home residents, Long-Term Care, Stigma in aging|0 Comments

Creating Community
Coronavirus public health restrictions shouldn’t mean dying alone

Beautiful Voice editor's note: This article was originally published one year ago - May 28, 2020 - prior to the availability of vaccines. The author, Barbara Pesut, PhD, is a nursing professor in British Columbia, Canada. A retrospective review of the article provides the reader with insights about dying alone [...]

Susan Troyer2021-05-28T15:36:58-05:00May 28th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Bioethics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death, Demystifying palliative care, Long-Term Care, Palliative care, Pandemic, Public health, Public health ethics|0 Comments

Creating Community
Coronavirus shows how ageism is harmful to health of older adults

"The COVID-19 emergency has given us a chance to look again at the way Americans view and treat older people. ... Indeed, the World Health Organization acknowledges ageism as the last socially-accepted form of prejudice. And this impacts the kind of care they receive and the health care outcomes they [...]

Susan Troyer2021-05-28T22:45:06-05:00May 21st, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ageism, Aging, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Living Longer 2020, Nursing Homes, Older adults, Older people, Prejudice, Public health, Senior citizens|0 Comments

Creating Community
Cultural narratives, ableism and ageism dehumanize people with dementia

This article focuses on a culture of care which is an issue not just for Canadians. Nor is it an issue just for health professionals and residential care providers. It is for the whole of society. "Over 80 per cent of Canada’s COVID-related deaths are associated with nursing homes, with the [...]

Susan Troyer2021-06-26T10:45:15-05:00May 13th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ableism, Ageism, Cognitive decline, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dementia, Elderly, Geriatrics, Long-Term Care, Stigma|0 Comments

Creating Community
COVID-19, stigma and the scandalous neglect of people living with dementia

Cultural narratives, ableism and ageism dehumanize people with dementia, and present their lives as disposable. Authors: Alisa Grigorovich, University of Toronto and Pia Kontos, University of Toronto Originally published: August 5, 2020 Over 80 per cent of Canada’s COVID-related deaths are associated with nursing homes, with the majority of [...]

Susan Troyer2021-05-18T22:16:26-05:00May 12th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Ableism, Ageism, Cognitive decline, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dementia, Elderly, Geriatrics, Long-Term Care, Stigma|0 Comments

Creating Community
Coronavirus: we’re in a real-time laboratory of a more sustainable urban future

This article is a fascinating look at how we have responded to the coronavirus with common sense actions which could eventually build more sustainable cities. Dementia care partners, this is for you. See "Ten ideas to improve cities" - the final discussion on this page. It concludes with "#10 - [...]

Susan Troyer2021-05-10T10:46:08-05:00May 4th, 2021|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Cities, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Future, In depth, Insights series, Interdisciplinarity, Urban|0 Comments

Mindful Presence
How to listen to your loved ones with empathy when you yourself are feeling the strain of social distancing

The skill set described in this article could be used by all who care about and support the care partner team of an older person living with dementia. These skills are needed to create a cohesive support system for the one at the center of the care team – the [...]

Susan Troyer2021-05-17T17:22:09-05:00April 29th, 2021|Categories: Mindful Presence|Tags: Active listening, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Effects of social distancing, Empathy, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Listening, Thich Nhat Hanh|0 Comments