Oh Toronto… what a busy, insightful and interesting time! I’m now in Montreal and feeling so very inspired as I continue my visits. I met some wonderful people living with dementia and their caregivers as well as individuals working hard to provide services and support. During my time in Toronto I’ve seen creativity in the …
SPRINT Senior Care has been caring for and supporting older adults to care for themselves since 1983. Their services help older adults to stay safe, connected and live as independently as possible. I spent time at their Adult Day Program in East York. Their day centre is for older adults who are physically frail and/or …
Last night I arrived in Toronto to begin the second stage of my Churchill Fellowship. I arrived at my accommodation about 6pm in Toronto, 11pm UK time. In an attempt to stay awake slightly longer I went for a stroll in High Park, a stones throw away from where I’m staying. The colours have begun …
You can learn so much by reading about programs and projects but so much of the detail and design of a project can only really be witnessed by seeing it and for that reason I’m grateful to have been able to spend time at ‘DAYS BLG!’. DAYS BLG! is in Machida City in a relatively …
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Last August I applied for a Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (www.wcmt.org.uk) and fast forward to now, I’m in Tokyo about to begin my exciting and interesting schedule. I received a Fellowship visit and learn from Dementia Day Centres in Japan and Canada, in order to gain new ideas and insight into what …
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