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From “Senile Old Fool” to “Alzheimer’s Patient”
A Brief Look Back at a Great Misunderstanding If the history of Alzheimer’s disease were a fairy tale, a short story, we could tell it in three acts. In the first, we…
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“A Matter of Time”: Time and Temporalities in Senior Care Facilities
“I know what time is, as long as no one asks me to explain it,” wrote Saint Augustine in his Confessions back in the Middle Ages [1]. Resistant to definition, and in…
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On Dementia and Truth
In one of the most memorable scenes of Georgios Vizyinos’ story “The Only Journey of His Life,” the young narrator reunites with his grandfather after a long absence. They embrace, weep, kiss…
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Palliative Care, That Pure Madness
In a senior care facility, the afternoon coffee hour is a cherished time. On this particular day, coffee was being brought to the room of a new resident. At ninety, he had…
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Listening to Those Who Call Out
When you walk into a space that houses older adults, what do you hear? What is the soundscape of a facility dedicated to those who, having raised children and grandchildren, now find…
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‘I Am Who I Am’: Preserving Identity in Dementia
What frightens us most about dementia? What is it that makes it so painful, both for those living with it and for those who care for them? The situation is such that…
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Humour, the Ageless
“There is no comic outside what is strictly human.” Henri Bergson (i) How would we represent the dark and the foreboding? If we were novelists or essayists, masters of verse or playwrights,…
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Who’s Afraid of the Elderly?
What words do we have in our language to talk about older people? And if each word is not quite as neutral as a dictionary entry might suggest, but carries its own…
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Oral Health in Older Adults: Everything You Need to Know
Older adults are a distinct patient group requiring a tailored approach and effective dental care. Depending on the level of cooperation and the complexity of the situation, dental treatment may take place…
