Jacqui Smith is an experienced healthcare designer, running HomeSmiths with her husband, David. She is an SBID Accredited Designer and Chair of her local Dementia Friendly Community. Having permanently lost…
We continue to add books to this section on an irregular basis. If there is a particular book you would like to see included, let us know at info@mycarematters.org. Reducing…
Using positive news to help care home residents re-visit their past and bring purpose to the ‘here and now’... The Picture News Story - where it began The dedicated team…
Innovations to improve quality of life As a social enterprise, Mycarematters actively supports small companies and organisations whose mission is to improve quality of life for anyone with long term…
I first met Anna through the dementia care awards, when I was one of the judges and she was representing one of the shortlisted companies. Impressed by her passion and…
A spectrum of needs It has become quite fashionable these days to apply the concept of a spectrum – traditionally considered in terms of autism (as in being on the…
In my household this weekend we’ve been talking about what music we’d like at our respective funerals – we’ve even discussed that if we were to die during this pandemic…
For those care homes looking to improve their person-centred care there are now two tools to help which appear, at first glance, to be doing the same thing: providing a…
A joint report from the British Geriatrics Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists has been published which showcases examples of best practice. The illustrations flow from effective interdisciplinary practice…
Judith Pott's mother, Esme, was terrified that the faceless people who sat on her sofa and the gargoyle-like creature that hopped from table to chair meant she had some form…