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Am I a revolutionary? I have been a founder member of A Dignified Revolution which was a nurses’ group created out of great concern from the public about reports of elder abuse in hospital wards and in care homes in 2007.  I am also the founder Tribe member of Jackie’s Revolution – created in 2020 by Read More

He reigns supreme on my Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TED feeds. Don’t get me wrong, I love listening to the man. He’s got appeal and I’m always moved by his passion. Dammit, the guy has emotional intelligence in spades. I think by now, fan or not, most of you would have seen, heard, or quoted Read More

Time and time again where older adults spend their last few years has been and still is researched, discussed, recommendations offered, Royal Commissions undertaken but Nothing, yes Nothing really changes. It is still the status quo to think and then act on “putting” an older adult, when their health and care needs increase, into an Read More

I’m fascinated by advertisements.  I think it began somewhere around the age of 14.  I’d been elected captain of my college’s Debating Club and my first debate was titled, “Advertisements: Good or Bad?”.  My team argued for “Good” and initially we felt that we’d drawn the short straw. There was no way in hell that I was Read More