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How the Montessori for Ageing and Dementia Movement is Changing Care for Elders
Mandy Cheskis and Margaret Jarrell joined Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning on their Voices of Montessori podcast to discuss Montessori for Aging and Dementia and how this movement is changing care for elders. After painting a picture of the current state of longterm care, Mandy and Margaret ...
Why a Diagnosis of Dementia Should Not Mean Losing all of One's Life Roles
Prior to admission, there are many roles that a person may fulfil – husband, father, partner, grandparent, handyman, bill payer, lover, gardener, confidant, chu...
Anne Kelly
| 15 July 2017
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