People with Dementia: longing for ‘home’

The blog post explores the Welsh concept of “Hiraeth,” representing a deep longing for home, often felt by individuals with dementia in institutional settings. It critiques how the healthcare system misinterprets their distress as clinical issues instead of a natural response to loss and displacement, emphasizing the need for compassionate care and community integration.

Hiraeth and dementia

This was brought recently to my attention via social media, either Facebook or Twitter, although I can’t remember which one. I had not heard of the word, or did not remember it, which is not the issue here, but the meaning of the word has been playing with my heart-strings ever since. Initially it brought…