Kathy Hirsch on how creating sensory-scapes helps everyone involved with long term care to feel more at home
Architecture and design are two of the least understood and underexploited areas in the toolkit to help elders feel at home in long-term care.
Creating a sense of ownership for residents St Vincent’s Carseldine
At St Vincent’s Carseldine in Queensland, Australia, the team wanted to transform institutional feeling hallways and create a sense of ownership for residents.
True Doors following the principles of dignified dementia design
A project report about Glacier View Lodge in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada.
Lovely feedback from Mariann Home, Richmond Hill, Ontario
My LTC home, Mariann Home in Richmond Hill Ontario was lucky enough to be able to have True Door Decals installed in our home over the summer of 2021. True Doors have brought a sense of ‘home’ and ‘community’ back into our facility.
A look at how True Doors benefit Northwood – Bedford Campus
In this fund a need video Jennifer Tucker, clinical practice manager, and Elders explain the results of the pilot project.
A Warm and Wonderful Bequest at Cypress View Lodge
Karen Hodgson, Facility Manager at Cypress View Lodge, New South Wales, Australia, initiated a True Doors project after reading about our work on an online magazine.
Having fun at TLC Aged Care The Heights
In my recent summary of the first year of True Doors projects in Australia, I described the heart-warming reaction from one particular elder while my Husband, John, and I were applying four True Doors during the trial at TLC Aged Care, The Heights in Donvale, VIC.
The dramatic story of one True Door at Nazareth Home, Louisville, Kentucky
The True Doors project at Nazareth Home was initiated by Michael Buckman, Director of Development, with the supported of an incredibly committed team.
Introducing True Doors at Kings Way LifeCare Alliance
This year Kings Way LifeCare Alliance has introduced True Doors to both its nursing homes in New Brunswick, Canada. We spoke with Megan O’Hara, Community Development Coordinator.
Onwards and Upwards True Doors Australia One-year Anniversary
Last week we hosted a couple of webinars to summarise our first year of working in Australia.
Acacia Living Group
We recently completed our first project in Western Australia, which was led by Kim Sewell the Manager for Residential Care at Acacia Living Group.
Mercy Health Bethlehem Home for the Aged
Our first project in Australia. Family, staff and residents share their experiences.
Nashwaak Villa Nursing Home
Nashwaak Villa in New Brunswick, Canada, recently completed a True Doors transformation, where residents’ chose their True Doors with help from family, staff and local students. Students help to use True Doors as a tool for person-centered care at Nashwaak Villa.
How to have a dementia-friendly celebration
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 many enjoy.
Inspiring bloggers with dementia
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 people what your loved one is experiencing.
Feeling safe and secure with dementia
For me the essence of feeling at home is captured in these words by American author and poet Maya Angelou
Dementia and connectedness
I’m excited each time I cross the Malieveld in The Hague with my family for our annual trip to the Tong Tong Fair
Weidevogelhof Nursing Home
A collection of before and after pictures with feedback from the residents at Pieter van Foreest Weidevogelhof nursing home in Pijnacker, The Netherlands. Our first project for people with dementia, completed in October 2014.
Dementia and identity
What is that actually, someone’s “identity”? There are so many factors involved, it’s difficult to give a simple answer.
de Bijsterstede Retirement and Care Home
A collection of videos with the residents and staff at De Wever de Bijsterstede retirement and care home in Tilburg, The Netherlands. This was going to be a one-off project on the theme of “feeling at home” in March 2014. While we were there we realised that True Doors could be helpful for people with dementia.
The story behind True Doors
To launch our blog I have the happy task of sharing the story behind how True Doors came to be. Here goes… Marieke’s fascination with doors…