Person Centred Care Blogs

Knowing when to be a rebel
Does anyone else combine elements of being very conformist AND being rebellious in their character traits? I would consider myself one of those people. I

Beyond the Nurses Station | The art and heart of nursing
The Nursing Station I remember when I had made the decision to move from working in Bone Marrow Transplant to Aged Care. I was a

Person centred care – what not to do
Having worked as an occupational therapist now for over two decades, there are a couple of experiences I recall as a student OT, that have

Is person-centred care the same as great customer care?
My daughter, Meg, and I recently had a fun few hours of shopping, as she decided that, aged 20, she would like to find a

Weighing up the risks and benefits
We all have different ideas about what might be ‘worth the risk’, but the Butterfly approach is always to consider the benefits first for that

Being creative – heartfelt care
Aging is a process that we will all go through and as we age, we do grow wiser, realizing that we are just living each

Positive risk taking
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. Anonymous Taking risks is a normal part of everyday

Climb out of the plane on to the wing
“Climb out of the plane on to the wing” were probably the scariest words I had ever heard. I was 17 years old and my

Toxic positivity is a demotivator
“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience. Any attempt to escape the negative, to avoid it or quash it or
