Simple ideas to help people with dementia
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As World Alzheimer‘s Awareness Month 2018 comes to an end we wanted to draw attention to the fight for people with dementia, rather than the fight … Read More
An abundance of Innovations at the 10th International Conference for Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing
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Together with the Dutch Ministry of Health the team of the Zorginnovatiewinkel organized an Innovation Plaza. They were focusing on the three conference themes: the changing position of nurses, leadership in transformation of health care and interprofessional collaboration between nursing specialists. … Read More
Inspiring bloggers with dementia
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If you are caring for a loved one with dementia reading blogs dedicated to Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia can help you to better understand … Read More
How to have a dementia-friendly celebration
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Whether it’s a birthday party, family gathering, Mother’s Day or Christmas; celebrating with the people close to you is usually a happy and meaningful event that … Read More
Feeling safe and secure with dementia
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For me the essence of feeling at home is captured in these words by American author and poet Maya Angelou: “The ache for home lives in … Read More
Bridging the divide: Dementia and connectedness
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I’m excited each time I cross the Malieveld in The Hague with my family for our annual trip to the Tong Tong Fair, an Indo Eurasian … Read More
It’s still me: dementia and identity
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What is that actually, someone’s “identity”? There are so many factors involved, it’s difficult to give a simple answer. We might say: someone’s identity explains who … Read More
True Doors wins the MSD Care Award 2014
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Here in the Netherlands the MSD Care Award is given annually as seed funding to innovative ideas that aim to improve the lives of people at care … Read More
The story behind True Doors
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To launch our blog I have the happy task of sharing the story behind how True Doors came to be. Here goes… For storage of admixed … Read More