Louise Morse
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The importance of friendship in dementia
Experts are increasingly seeing the importance of increased social contact and communal activities in preventing and treating dementia.
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Christmas and the extra present it can give to people living with dementia
Memories of Christmas can restore a person with dementia's sense of identity and strengthen their faith.
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How we can make Christmas special for people with dementia
After the upheaval to Christmas 2020, many people are preparing for a 'proper' Christmas this year and if there are people in your midst with dementia, there are some simple things you can do.
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How the Church can stand in the gap as social care fails
The need to distance has been removed now, and it's an opportunity for churches to step up their help.
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People who are grieving need the Holy Spirit, not spiritualism
Most spiritualists are simply misguided individuals struggling to cope with unresolved grief, believing that they can once again speak with their loved ones.
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Sharing outside our Christmas Bubbles to encourage the most vulnerable
Even if we have to do Christmas at a distance, let's share our time, our prayers and our thoughts in practical ways.
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The difficult reality of caring for a loved one with dementia
Caring single-handedly is hugely demanding and exhausting, yet state social care is not readily available from cash-strapped councils and paying private agencies can be costly.
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We need a better society after lockdown, where older people feel safe
We need a better society after lockdown, where older people feel safe. Many people want a 'new normal 'after lock-down but one where older people won't be airbrushed out of the health system; where they're not considered 'disposable'; where ageism is honestly tackled.
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The Leviticus miracle in the coronavirus crisis
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis there was a miracle that we all saw but hardly recognised, because it was eclipsed by the larger story. All over the world, for more than two weeks, people in every nation practised two-thirds of Leviticus 32:1, when they rose up, figuratively, before the grey-headed and honoured the aged.
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How to look after your mental health in the midst of coronavirus
Don't let Covid-10 isolation destroy your mental health. Thankfully, there are lots of simple things you can do to protect it.
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Sadly, confinement and isolation are nothing out of the ordinary for many older people
The Department of Health has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could leave many isolated and cut off. It will be a strange irony for the millions of older people for whom isolation is their daily reality.
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The roaring twenties â a decade when Christians can be a voice for change for the elderly
2020 â 2030 has been designated the decade of healthy ageing by the World Health Organisation.