by Michael Goldman | Dec 6, 2018 | community building, Family and Dementia, Sociology of Dementia
Both young people and elders thrive emotionally and spiritually—and they do better financially—when they are together in a symbiotic community.
by Michael Goldman | Jul 22, 2018 | Caregivers, community building, Family and Dementia, Palliative Care, Spirituality, Synagogues
Seivah has been not just a single service provider, but a resource empowering sibling institutions and individuals, both Jewish and otherwise, to create their own models of care for people affected by dementia.
by Michael Goldman | Sep 29, 2017 | Caregivers, End of Life, Family and Dementia, Palliative Care, Spirituality, Synagogues
Her father was still alive, but she wanted to say Kaddish for him anyway.
by Michael Goldman | Jul 18, 2017 | Arts and Dementia, Caregivers, Dementia Arts, Dementia Memoirs, Dementia Narrative, Dementia Stories, Family and Dementia, Uncategorized
Ten years ago Lisa Genova self-published her novel Still Alice, because as recently as 2007 no establishment publisher would touch a story about a woman with early-onset dementia. Then Still Alice became a best-seller and a popular film, and actress Julianne Moore won...
by Michael Goldman | May 4, 2017 | Family and Dementia, Music and Dementia, Palliative Care, Spirituality, Synagogues, volunteering
Possibly the world’s first dementia-friendly service to happen in a mainstream synagogue, rather than a nursing home
by Michael Goldman | Jan 17, 2017 | community building, Family and Dementia, Sociology of Dementia, volunteering
It takes just 40 minutes a week to make a person with dementia a lot happier
