Choosing fellow board members Some NPOs survive despite, not because of, their Boards of Management! Now before any Board member reading this takes umbrage, remember… of course I’m not talking about you the reader! Nor am I talking about the majority of Boards of Management. Obviously I am talking about others – the few […]
How to improve your memory The brain is a complex organ with innumerable connections. Certain exercises and activities, if done regularly, may help strengthen those connections. The following suggestions may help boost your memory: Physical activity increases blood flow to your whole body, including your brain. This helps keep your memory sharp. For most […]
Get into their world! When the Alzheimer victim or family member that you are caring for, alludes to an incident or person incorrectly; or seems to be engaging in an imaginary world – resist trying to bring them back to reality! In some circles this statement may be considered politically incorrect, but, were I […]
Don’t leave it too late! Although your retired, here may still be difficult decisions ahead So you are living in a retirement village, and think that from now on everything will be hunkey-dory. Wrong! There are difficult decisions by which many of us will be confronted as we grow older (even in the sanctity […]
And then finally… by taxi to Heaven? Many years ago I worked as a taxi cab driver. One time I had to pick up a passenger in the middle of the night. When I arrived at the address, the building was dark, except a light in a ground floor window. Many drivers would wait […]
A season for Mercy Polly, my stepmom, suggested the sweetest name: Mercy. We soon learned it was just what this new boxer pup would need. My parents’ rambunctious dog would bolt out of bed and go-go-go all day long. So when they brought home a Christmas tree, they expected chaos. To their astonishment, Mercy didn’t seem […]
Parole or release residents I have recently heard a number of Matrons and Care Home Managers, relate how they have noticed the health (both physiological and mental), decline amongst their elderly residents – to the extent that apart from physical deterioration, many are depressed, with some even verging on suicidal tendencies. And isn’t this totally […]
On retiring – where to move to? And then there is the … ‘where to move to question?’ I recently had the following experience; my brother-in-law owned a boat and he often went to Midmar Dam, where friends and family regularly joined him on waterskiing excursions. As a result, when it came time for him […]
Visiting restrictions at Winston Park Care Centre are lifted! Read more about Winston Park Care Centre For the last 570 days or 13,680 hours, relatives and friends have, to varying degrees, been prevented from freely visiting their loved ones residing in frail care centres. Loneliness and social isolation in older adults are serious […]
Isn’t it time?(A new approach to the departure lounge is needed?) Or should that rather read… we need to revert to the old approach? Having reached that stage of life where I am experiencing the deaths of close friends and relatives, I have come to the conclusion that we have got it wrong? […]