Frail care management can be a minefield

Frail care management can be a minefield

Frail care management can be a minefield   Those of us who are involved in the management of frail care facilities tread through a minefield…  and very often wearing size thirteen boots! I recently watched a programme produced by Carte Blanche in which a frail...
Choosing fellow board members

Choosing fellow board members

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...
How to improve your memory

How to improve your memory

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...
Get into their world!

Get into their world!

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...
Don’t leave it too late!

Don’t leave it too late!

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 ...