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Breakfast
Breakfast … most important meal of the day .. gets our Rathside family up and ready for the day ahead .
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Ice creams all round!
A fantastic trip out for 6 of our Rathside family to Blyton’s Ice Cream.Everyone was sooo full after after their ice cream sundaes!
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“If I get dementia”
A poem by Rachael Wonderlin that one of our family members shared with us….. If I get dementia If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality. If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. […]
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Garden Clean Up
A spot of tidying the garden, before the serious planting starts. But it’s thirsty work.
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Why music is so important in dementia care
There’s an ever growing body of evidence that music can have a powerful influence in reducing agitation, apathy and psychological distress in people living with dementia. Neurologist, Oliver Sacks explains, “Music imprints itself on the brain deeper than any other human experience. Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring with it memory.” Musical aptitude and appreciation remain […]
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Singing and Dancing with Mr Music
A great time was had by all the Rathside family at our Easter fun day. Now for some singing and dancing! Thanks Mr Music, once again.
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Easter egg hunt winners!
Our Easter Egg hunt winner. But we are all friends together, so we are all winners!!
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Happy Easter
From everyone at Rathside .. Residents ,staff and friends x Hope to see some of you tomorrow …. Come see the easter bonnets parade , search for some Easter Eggs, have a sing a long to Mr Music and if you havent bought any raffle tickets then please support the Residents Comfort Fund and who knows you […]
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