Spring is here and we've got many chirpy visitors making nests in the pine trees. We watch the testosterone in action as nests made from grasses, twigs and even plastics get weaved artistically and perfectly [...]
The importance of family visits cannot be understated. We see it again and again as family visit their loved one at the Jura Care Village; and while the reaction varies from resident [...]
Caring for people with forms of Dementia is a multi-faceted task. So what does it mean to have quality of life while living with a form of Dementia. We have here our Quality of [...]
Come...walk with me in our home for almost a day !! Sit down and share a day.... in the life of a Carer! Early morning with the cold crisp winter air [...]
The rising sound of rhythmic drums bellow deeply rich sounds within the Jura Care Home, coaxing our residents to their seats where a variety of musical instruments await each of them. The Knysna drum café team beat away at [...]
We still share many of our ways with our distant ancestors; the hunters and gatherers. I can confidently say that; to gather, in other words, gathering together possessions, is an intrinsic and somewhat intuitive [...]
This morning I began doing research, and writing, about doll therapy and the benefits it has with dementia patients. I found a study done by the College of Nursing in the University of Toledo, US [...]
"I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse" Quote by Florence Nightingale As I walk to our Jura Care Home this morning, throwing little stones at Sister [...]
This is a poem inspired by working and caring for our beautiful residents here at the Jura Care Village. It is so easy to dwell on the dwelling of sickness, to stagger [...]
If I were dead how would you know… How would you know how deep the love within you lives? How would you know how to keep me safe? How would you know how [...]
