Faith resources as dementia advances
Published: 4th September 2020An occupational therapist recently asked me a really good question that got me thinking
News
The Promptings of God in Residential Care Home Worship
Published: 19th August 2020No service plan should be expected to survive contact with the congregation...
Residential care visiting: Latest MHA good practice to share
Published: 17th August 2020Residential care homes involve a community of residents and relatives, and staff – and Care home communities have been particularly impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.
Care Homes, Churches and Coronavirus
Published: 26th May 2020There are care homes across the diocese and some of these have been particularly hard hit by the Coronavirus...
Coronavirus and dementia
Published: 12th May 2020Challenge and change, conversations and connections
105 people at Guernsey’s first Dementia-Friendly Carol Service
Published: 12th February 2020In summer 2018, I led a Dementia-Friendly Churches Training Day in Guernsey. It’s wonderful to hear from St Saviour’s Church there about the next steps they’ve taken
Cupcakes, butterflies, favourite books and china mugs
Published: 14th November 2019More talk, more tables please!
"Dear Church"
Published: 25th September 2019Making sense of an upside-down world
"Dear Younger-self..."
Published: 17th September 2019Brave and foolish or a wasted time?
"Dear Carers"
Published: 10th September 2019An open letter to those with a sacred vocation
"Dear Dementia..."
Published: 3rd September 2019Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself
Are they different today? Consider delirium…
Published: 7th July 2019Enlightening session at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
'Eliza Grey' plays Shifnal
Published: 10th June 2019'Eliza Grey' play - helping your church and community to become more dementia-friendly
Positive Conversations
Published: 30th May 2019"All it takes to see we're still us"
Coup de Co-op
Published: 5th April 2019Friendly staff in Shifnal
Ellesmere Deanery – the first Dementia-Friendly Deanery!
Published: 26th March 201914-church landmark in Shropshire
Meres and Meadows taking steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 14th March 2019Interview with the vicar, Revd Maureen Read
St Mary’s Ellesmere takes steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 7th March 2019Jeremy Stretton is Dementia coordinator for a church in north Shropshire
Petton Church’s steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 7th February 2019The 14 churches of Ellesmere Deanery have signed up to becoming Dementia-friendly Churches
Take 5 Churches
Published: 14th December 2018Read the experiences of two Dementia-Friendly Church coordinators
It's as easy as 1,2,3
Published: 13th September 2018Thinking about dementia can be overwhelming, but small steps add up.
Taylored to nursing homes
Published: 27th July 2018Good practice for visiting nursing and residential homes
Dementia-Focused Prayers to Share
Published: 5th July 2018St Andrew's Church, Church Aston recently held a dementia-friendly Songs of Praise service.
Open Heart Surgery?
Published: 22nd May 2018Admin Admiration at GP centres
St Andrew’s Church Aston - a church that’s becoming more dementia-friendly
Published: 10th May 2018Among other things, news of a Dementia-friendly 'Songs of Praise' this coming Sunday
That winning feeling
Published: 9th February 2018Su Parker reflects on an award-winning night for the Diocese.
Tough talk
Published: 30th January 2018Moments that can open up constructive conversations
Dementia-Friendly Churches at the heart of Dementia-Friendly Communities
Published: 25th June 2017A longer version of a blog written for the Alzheimer's Society
Learn from St Matthews
Published: 4th March 2017A simple Easter service at Donnington Wood, Telford
Forgetting and Remembering
Published: 15th November 2016Forgetting and Remembering - Prayer Shawls as a Powerful Way of Remembering