Words of love peppered around a home/room can be reassuring affirmations when a person living with dementia can read (this can fluctuate)
They are also touchpoints to be read by supporters naturally affirming safety & a sense of being home
#stuffoflife #dementia #touchpointsofconnection #home #safe
Sheet with instructions & striped peg bag on a table
When you're decluttering your mum's stuff & find she trained as a seamstress, one of her first pieces is still intact, never used peg bag + competence assessment sheet dating back to 1990
She made all our clothes, curtains &, more when we were younger 💜💜💜 #stuffoflife #dementia
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I'll be chatting about the language of love in words & 3D i.e. the #stuffoflife
I just had to quote you @lucypgeridoc 🧡
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#massage #dementia #massagefordementia #love
When you're being nurtured or supported by someone, what can they do to enhance your comfort?
When you're supporting someone, what do you do to enable the most comfort for them?
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#dementia #comfort #stuffoflife #MeetMeWhereIAm #enable
We need to make homes places rich with #stuffoflife to engage & welcome with a person's abilities in mind
It requires motivation, thoughtfulness & imagination
declinicalise
deinstitutionalise
#culturechange
A blog on creating #belonging
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#MeetMeWhereIAm
The past few mths I've been talking about #stuffoflife thinking about what we can do to make a house a home for people living with dementia
esp those who live in residential homes of any kind & it needn't cost a fortune
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1/5 #homemaker #stuffoflife #dementia #imagination
Ahh ... #stuffoflife
What's on your sofa, your chair? What stuff of life sits there? Are there clues to you?
Clean lines? Or cosy comfort?
Mine: squishy cushions aplenty, patchwork, quilted bedspread, fluffy blanket, kitty!
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker #touchpointsofconnection #connection #home
What's on your sofa, your chair? What stuff of life sits there? Are there clues to you?
Clean lines? Or cosy comfort?
Mine: squishy cushions aplenty, patchwork, quilted bedspread, fluffy blanket, kitty!
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker #touchpointsofconnection #connection #home
What's on your floor?
What stuff of life sits there?
Are there clues to you?
These are usually kicking around: my partner's well-worn slippers, kitty's catnip mouse, speaker & box of music parafernalia
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker #touchpointsofconnection #connection #home
What's on your floor?
What stuff of life sits there?
Are there clues to you?
These are usually kicking around: my partner's well-worn slippers, kitty's catnip mouse, speaker & box of music parafernalia
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker #touchpointsofconnection #connection #home
This lovely wee #blog from Oran Oviv fits in nicely to my #stuffoflife campaign & how what may seem like ordinary objects may take on a far deeper meaning connected with our identity
What tells a story about you?
Dementia and the Importance of Objects (http://hands-ondementia.com
What's by your front door?
What stuff of life sits there?
Are there clues to you your personality?
I've always got stuff ready to go: bag for work, DIY tools on hand, seeds & herb dryer ready to be put away
Sometimes the cat is sat on the mat😆
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker
What's on your bed? Keep it clean lovelies!!
What stuff of life sits there? Are there clues to you your personality? There's not much on mine: anyone got a puss, dog or teddy?
Mine: bedding, cushions, dressing gown, basket of laundry to be folded
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker
What's on your chest of drawers? What stuff of life sits there?
Are there clues to you
your personality?
Mine: photos, hat, treasure box, lost property, nephew's 16th birthday gift, incense holder, coaster, light, horns, hat
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker #WorldAlzheimersMonth
What's in your shower/by your bath? What stuff of life sits there? I see so many bathrooms that are windowless clinical stark scary! They should be a place of nurture
Mine:shampoo conditioner hairbrush flannel old razor soap
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker #WorldAlzheimersMonth
What's on your bathroom shelf?
What stuff of life sits there?
Mine: headscarves, books, magazines, hair scissors, razor blades & that's just 1 shelf of 5!! But it's stuff we like use & enjoy reading on the loo @sanditoksvig
#stuffoflife #dementia #homemaker #WorldAlzheimersMonth
Good mornin chikkuns
I'm back from a 2 wk rest into September
#WorldAlzheimersMonth
continuing to talk about #stuffoflife
the stuff around us that tells a story
an extension of ourselves
weaving context
belonging
safety
a legacy
Here's a poem I wrote on holiday
#homemakers
What's on your kitchen surface?
What stuff of life sits there?
Mine: dirty dishes, stuff to recycle/reuse, eggshells to be baked when the oven's next on for compost
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Good morning lovelies
As promised my new #blog "Touchpoints of Connection"
maybe serve with your fave cuppa
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#massagefordementia #dementia #dementiafriendly #stuffoflife #homemakers
Have I mentioned?
New #blog coming soon
"Touchpoints of Connection"
#dementia #stuffoflife #personled
I'm up late
for me!
It can only mean 1 thing
A blog is forming
& I have become 1 with the keyboard 😆
tippytappytippytappy!
#blog #dementia #massagefordementia #meetmewhereiam #stuffoflife
What's on your bedside table?
What stuff of life sits on there, is about you, your needs?
Mine: my inhaler lamp, magnesium spray, cooling aroma sprays, aroma moisturiser cream, alarm clock, coaster, book & a pin badge
#Dementia #HomeMaker #StuffOfLife
What's on your sideboard or dresser?
What stuff of life sits there?
Mine: herbs & spices, verbena in a mug for tea, bread, butter, wee pictures, fruit, pestle n mortar, bottles, garlic, recipe books, cat sun cream, a gifted affirmation, a card
#dementia #homemaker #stuffoflife
What's on your windowsill?
What stuff of life sits on your windowsill?
Mine: sweet pea posie, sprouting seeds, watering can, 1st of the year's gin liqueur on the go, nightlight holder, driftwood flower holder, photo of my love, gift stones
#Dementia #HomeMaker #StuffOfLife
What's on your table?
What stuff of life sits on your table?
Mine: herbs for tea, book, filobrain, magazine, supplements, various papers, pens, glasses, waterbottle, mug, dried beans, flaxseeds, toothpick, laptop, weights, a peg
#Dementia #HomeMaker #StuffOfLife
