Supporting Family & Friends Blogs
“It’s in the details” – could we do better in supporting families?
Whilst supporting my mum looking after her husband in a care home in the last year, I have noticed how much less critical she is
Family as Care Partners: More than a Visitor
The recent global pandemic saw people living in care homes abruptly separated from their families and loved ones, in an effort to keep them safe
Think ‘Significant Other’, Not Just Relative
Last week I met with 84-year-young Pat, the former carer of my late uncle Illtyd. Illtyd was a gay man whose partner Christopher died having
Breaking the Taboos
How carers respond to erotic touch and touching to further intimacy between people with dementia reflects the wider culture of care. A care service team
The Great Escape: The Story of my Dad at Wren Hall
It felt like the Great Escape. Ray was sitting at a dining table at Wren Hall helping himself to his third stack of French Toast
A Wife’s Story in the time of Covid-19
These few heartfelt words are written for all the hundreds of people who, like me, have been unable to be with the person they love