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 … Read More
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: “The ache for home lives in … Read More
Bridging the divide: 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, an Indo Eurasian … Read More
It’s still me: dementia and identity
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
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
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 … Read More