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The life and thoughts of Freda Marshall, a retired Church of Scotland minister living amongst the mountains and glens of Argyll.Pages
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Care Homes
One of the first things I did as a trainee Minister was to visit older people who were living in residential accommodation. I quickly found out that it could be depressing or uplifting in varying degrees, and often it seemed … Continue reading
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Tagged Atul Gawande, Being Mortal, Care Homes, Changeing Ageing, life
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Dementia care
Thanks to Allen Power for this link to a BBC news story about a Care Home in Wiltshire. There is a video as well as the news story itself, and if you have a few minutes it is well worth … Continue reading
Dementia Awareness Week
In these pages I often make mention of my Scots Granny. She played a huge part in my childhood, simply because she was such an accepting presence. I was the oldest of her grandchildren (8 ultimately) and even now I … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Alzheimers, Care Homes, Care methods, carers, Dementia, Dementia Awareness Week, Grandmothers
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