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Home and mental health
On March 16, 2023, By Be Home Blog, In BeHome “…we believe that the home should be the place where people develop their emotional wellbeing in the most stable way and that in situations like Covid-19, homes should be prepared to cushion its effects and provide the person with the necessary tools that allow them…
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Longing for Home
Posted on December 24, 2022 by Andrew What does it mean to be at home? A simple sentiment, but one filled with rich metaphorical meaning Read the article in full at..Wise & Shine source: https://wiseandshinezine.com/2022/12/24/longing-for-home/ This article was originally posted on a personal blog A Life of Virtue: Philosophy as a Way of Life –…
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We Need More Personal Support Workers
February 2021 Long-term care homes overflow, and community services struggle. There aren’t enough workers to provide care to Ontario’s seniors. It’s tempting to blame COVID-19, but the gap has been growing for a long time. COVID-19 simply made us pay attention. Nearly 60% of the people who care for the elderly are personal support workers…
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When Music Awakens Memory
“Some experts… see a role for music — which can ease agitation in those with dementia — as an alternative to sedating medications, for example, or as a means of enabling patients to keep living at home.” The Dormouse in Alice in Wonderland tells a story of sisters at the bottom of a well who…
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Disability News Japan: One in Five People with Intellectual Disabilities in Japan Faces ‘Opposition’ when Pursuing Relationships
Kyodo News conducted a survey of people with intellectual disabilities and their families nationwide regarding the problem of people with intellectual disabilities being sterilized or treated at a group home in Hokkaido, it was found on February 26 that approximately one in five (19%) people in their 20s or older have experienced opposition or restrictions…
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Philosophy
The philosophy at Springs is grounded in creating a connected, positive, supportive environment. We apply Te Whaariki – The Early Childhood Education Curriculum and are influenced by current research and theory to ensure excellent teaching and the best outcomes for children. We are committed to responding to the diversity of our community and therefore ensure responsive cultural values are……
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Implementing smart home technology for sustainability
Have you ever considered how sustainable your home is? The green movement is becoming more and more prevalent as individuals become more environmentally conscious. Installing new tech such as smart thermostats and lights control can be a good way to make your home run more sustainably. Article Summary: Benefits of Smart Home Technology for Sustainability…
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Northern Ireland moves one step closer to having its first co-housing community
The two main distinguishing features of a co-housing development are pedestrianisation, and a common house on site, and these two features help residents to become more sociable and get to know each other. Read the article if full at… BelfastTelegraph.co.uk source http://www.portaferrycohousing.org.uk
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Legrand Care technology participates in an innovative project in AndreasGärten
In order to offer professional and modern care, adapted to the real needs of users, Legrand Care solutions have been deployed in AndreasGärten, a unique project designed to bring people of different generations together and keep the future needs of the residents in mind. Even those who do not need […] Legrand Care technology participates…
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Buy Nothing Project
Photo: Erin Clark/Globe staff. Olga Yulikova sorts through donations that people drop off “onto the front porch of her Arlington home to help a Ukrainian family fleeing war,” the Boston Globe reports. Because I’m downsizing and complaining about how difficult it can be to get some items into the hands of people who need them,…
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Amar bari, amar jibon
‘My home, my life’ – Developing living environments for Bangladeshi elders Launched on the Bangladeshi Independence Day on Saturday, 26 March 2022, ‘Amar bari, amar jibon’ (My home, my life): developing living environments for Bangladeshi elders, is a pioneering 36-month long research project that will focus on the entrenched housing and health inequalities of Bangladeshi…
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Time to Park the Wagon?
I admit I hadn’t thought about it much until I moved to this retirement community. Driving is an essential component of most folks’ identity. Learning to drive and getting a license are rites of passage. On one side of the passage, you are still a child, a dependent, incapable of getting from point a to…
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Can you live the simple life in a McMansion?
Is it possible to live a certain kind of life in any kind of house? Maybe, maybe not: The simplify movement that’s been on a low simmer in the United States for years often shows up as a reason for downsizing one’s house. The simple life, after all, can’t take place in a McMansion. Or…
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The home, a long-distance race
Originally posted on BeHome Blog: The home is of incalculable value to the individual, but it is very little recognised. It is the cradle of our happiness. The home is an investment in the future. There is a viral phrase on social media that sums up very well one of the purposes of our foundation:…
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Too Litigious for Happy Ageing
February 12, 2023 by suzannesmom “Is there a better way to care for dementia patients? And what might that look like? ” ‘I think it really focuses on what’s the day-to-day life and looking at this balance between safety and freedom,’ Photo: Alex Halada/AFP via Getty Images.Elderly spectators arrive to attend a concert specifically tailored to people…
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Despair versus hope
All people can do is report their own observations of those that do or have. But people living with a diagnosis of dementia can describe, good or bad, what it is like to live with dementia, their experience of the disease, of living with the disease in our society, of health and care systems, of…