She sat in the big comfortable chair. It was next to the table at the end with the cakes. Everyone sat around the table. Or stood ready...

She’s back. Yes, she did enjoy her visit thanks. It was for her great granddaughter’s birthday party. She’s six today. Now she has...

I show mostly happy snippets of older people. The sea of pinnies provides a positive image for when people spill food. Families have...

He said “Mum always looked after me”. She didn’t say much and would agree with everyone. During meals, she ate and served all the others....

She moved from her family home. She is quiet and stays a lot in her room. At meal times, she will sit at the table assigned. It is one of...

She arrives at the shops about10am. It’s such a chore getting ready. The arthritis slows her down. Without the carers, it wouldn’t...

Head to the side, hold it and back to the front. Lift your leg straight up in front of you. Now raise the other leg up. The music is...

If you have been around people with dementia for a while, you get to know it. Each person makes a difference to how it plays out. Even so...

She walked slowly and carefully. She didn’t shake, however, when she moved there was a waywardness with her movement. Instead of her hand...

She wheeled the clothes rack out of the shower and into her bedroom. Then she showered. After she wheeled the clothes back into the...

She walked out the lift first and turned. Her outstretched hand held onto the hand of someone still in the lift. People moved out of the...

She smiled most of the time. Laughter was not far behind. She raised her arms up to the sky. Humming and dancing came next. In the middle...

I don’t see the fish tanks anymore. Are they still around? Usually, the fish tank was long, sometimes dividing the room in two. There was...

By the time someone enters a home, may loses may have occurred. Illness, loss of friends and family, followed by moving from the family...

Bus trips start early if they want to come back for lunch. People with dementia have a few hours travelling around and then come back. If...

Note to all: do not give people with dementia fancy small soaps that look like food. One Christmas someone bought small soaps shaped like...

She was a tabby and well over 10. We knew when she had become old when she bled into her right eye. She kept the sight in her left eye....

She worked her way through the tables and fellow diners. She parked and put on the brakes. Before leaving the safety of the walker she...

She was one of the nuns, I took memory snapshots of her each time I visited. There was little change during my three monthly visits....

I’ve seen many older bodies. The skin needs a little help to regain its softness using moisturiser. The loose skin cascades fold over...