Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
@itsval-ps.bsky.social
🧠👵🏽 Certified Dementia Care Provider
👩🏽🦽👨🏾🦯 Personal Support Assistant with integrative palliative care approach.
👩🏽🦽👨🏾🦯 Personal Support Assistant with integrative palliative care approach.
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
The media needs to prioritize reporting the truth over spreading Trump’s propaganda
Journalism 101:
“If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not the journalist’s job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.”
Journalism 101:
“If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not the journalist’s job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.”
The media needs to prioritize reporting the truth over spreading Trump's propaganda
The mainstream media forgot how to do its job and are complicit in Trump's propaganda machine.
cultmtl.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The media needs to prioritize reporting the truth over spreading Trump’s propaganda
Journalism 101:
“If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not the journalist’s job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.”
Journalism 101:
“If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not the journalist’s job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.”
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
In this clip from the Dementia Researcher Podcast, Dr Joe Kane explains why Lewy body dementia is so often missed and what that means for diagnosis and care.
Listen to the full episode ahead of Lewy Body Dementia Day on 28 January.
pod.fo/e/37f580
Listen to the full episode ahead of Lewy Body Dementia Day on 28 January.
pod.fo/e/37f580
January 23, 2026 at 10:23 PM
In this clip from the Dementia Researcher Podcast, Dr Joe Kane explains why Lewy body dementia is so often missed and what that means for diagnosis and care.
Listen to the full episode ahead of Lewy Body Dementia Day on 28 January.
pod.fo/e/37f580
Listen to the full episode ahead of Lewy Body Dementia Day on 28 January.
pod.fo/e/37f580
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
🌟 Latest news 🌟
Staying active with dementia booklet published
Dementia Alliance International has published a new booklet offering practical ideas to support people living with dementia to stay active.
Read more here:
buff.ly/CW9gIxM
#DementiaAllianceInternational #StayingActive
Staying active with dementia booklet published
Dementia Alliance International has published a new booklet offering practical ideas to support people living with dementia to stay active.
Read more here:
buff.ly/CW9gIxM
#DementiaAllianceInternational #StayingActive
January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🌟 Latest news 🌟
Staying active with dementia booklet published
Dementia Alliance International has published a new booklet offering practical ideas to support people living with dementia to stay active.
Read more here:
buff.ly/CW9gIxM
#DementiaAllianceInternational #StayingActive
Staying active with dementia booklet published
Dementia Alliance International has published a new booklet offering practical ideas to support people living with dementia to stay active.
Read more here:
buff.ly/CW9gIxM
#DementiaAllianceInternational #StayingActive
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
You know how they say “If you sit at a table with Nazis, then you are a Nazi.”?
The same rule applies to child rapers.
Too many people are willing to sit with pedophiles these days.
The same rule applies to child rapers.
Too many people are willing to sit with pedophiles these days.
January 21, 2026 at 11:33 PM
You know how they say “If you sit at a table with Nazis, then you are a Nazi.”?
The same rule applies to child rapers.
Too many people are willing to sit with pedophiles these days.
The same rule applies to child rapers.
Too many people are willing to sit with pedophiles these days.
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy
The Steady State |by Steven A. Cash
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
Today at 12pm GMT
Our Research Showcase features Simone Salemme exploring population approaches to dementia prevention and the role of policy equity and data.
Live discussion and Q and A.
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...
Our Research Showcase features Simone Salemme exploring population approaches to dementia prevention and the role of policy equity and data.
Live discussion and Q and A.
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...
Research Showcase - Simone Salemme - Population Approaches to Dementia Prevention
Research Showcase - Simone Salemme - Population Approaches to Dementia Prevention
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Today at 12pm GMT
Our Research Showcase features Simone Salemme exploring population approaches to dementia prevention and the role of policy equity and data.
Live discussion and Q and A.
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...
Our Research Showcase features Simone Salemme exploring population approaches to dementia prevention and the role of policy equity and data.
Live discussion and Q and A.
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
CCSMH Executive Director, Claire Checkland will be on CTV's The Social after 2:45 p.m. ET today. She'll be talking about the mental health of older adults as part of the show's Bell Let's Talk special program. Be sure to check it out!
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
CCSMH Executive Director, Claire Checkland will be on CTV's The Social after 2:45 p.m. ET today. She'll be talking about the mental health of older adults as part of the show's Bell Let's Talk special program. Be sure to check it out!
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
Let's stop calling it "domestic violence" and call it what it really is: "MEN KILLING THEIR PARTNERS."
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Domestic violence groups sound alarm after 4 women killed in Quebec so far in 2026
Advocates and organizations are raising red flags after four women have been killed in 2026 in Quebec.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Let's stop calling it "domestic violence" and call it what it really is: "MEN KILLING THEIR PARTNERS."
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
Ending dementia stigma could change its trajectory: Cancer’s history shows why
Ending dementia stigma could change its trajectory: Cancer’s history shows why
Dementia today occupies the same stigmatized, system-neglected space that cancer did half a century ago. And history shows us that stigma, not simply the absence of cures, delays progress.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Ending dementia stigma could change its trajectory: Cancer’s history shows why
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
An asteroid impact on Davos could solve an awful lot of the world's problems right about now x
January 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM
An asteroid impact on Davos could solve an awful lot of the world's problems right about now x
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
How are dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment associated with life expectancy?
Check out this recent study from the Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) published in #DADM to learn more!
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#AlzSky
Check out this recent study from the Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) published in #DADM to learn more!
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#AlzSky
January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
How are dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment associated with life expectancy?
Check out this recent study from the Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) published in #DADM to learn more!
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#AlzSky
Check out this recent study from the Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) published in #DADM to learn more!
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#AlzSky
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
“A reminder to Canadian media: Discussing the ravings of a madman isn’t journalism. Stop normalizing Trump’s propaganda.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
cultmtl.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“A reminder to Canadian media: Discussing the ravings of a madman isn’t journalism. Stop normalizing Trump’s propaganda.”
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
The NIA is proud to launch the 2025 Ageing in Canada Survey.
Key Actions Needed:
✅ Tackle Social Isolation
✅ Strengthen Financial Security
✅ Improve Access to Care
✅ Support Ageing in the Right Place
✅ Address Ageism
Read the full report
🔗 niageing.ca/reports/pers...
#AgeingInCanada
Key Actions Needed:
✅ Tackle Social Isolation
✅ Strengthen Financial Security
✅ Improve Access to Care
✅ Support Ageing in the Right Place
✅ Address Ageism
Read the full report
🔗 niageing.ca/reports/pers...
#AgeingInCanada
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The NIA is proud to launch the 2025 Ageing in Canada Survey.
Key Actions Needed:
✅ Tackle Social Isolation
✅ Strengthen Financial Security
✅ Improve Access to Care
✅ Support Ageing in the Right Place
✅ Address Ageism
Read the full report
🔗 niageing.ca/reports/pers...
#AgeingInCanada
Key Actions Needed:
✅ Tackle Social Isolation
✅ Strengthen Financial Security
✅ Improve Access to Care
✅ Support Ageing in the Right Place
✅ Address Ageism
Read the full report
🔗 niageing.ca/reports/pers...
#AgeingInCanada
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
Trump repeatedly said "Iceland" when he meant Greenland in his Davos rant. But his press secretary is just blatantly lying about it.
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump repeatedly said "Iceland" when he meant Greenland in his Davos rant. But his press secretary is just blatantly lying about it.
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
Any day is a good day to connect! Even a short chat can foster relationships and impact feelings of loneliness and isolation. Take some time today, and every day to talk.
To learn more about addressing social isolation and loneliness read our clinical guidelines: https://ow.ly/Ka9I50Y06TF
To learn more about addressing social isolation and loneliness read our clinical guidelines: https://ow.ly/Ka9I50Y06TF
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Any day is a good day to connect! Even a short chat can foster relationships and impact feelings of loneliness and isolation. Take some time today, and every day to talk.
To learn more about addressing social isolation and loneliness read our clinical guidelines: https://ow.ly/Ka9I50Y06TF
To learn more about addressing social isolation and loneliness read our clinical guidelines: https://ow.ly/Ka9I50Y06TF
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
We need more of these dementia villages for thoughtful, respectful care of those living with dementia.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. 'dementia village' draws national research interest as cases rise across Canada | CBC News
A Langley, B.C., care facility that blends village life with dementia support is now the focus of a national study examining whether an outdoor, community-style approach can improve quality of life fo...
www.cbc.ca
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need more of these dementia villages for thoughtful, respectful care of those living with dementia.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Valeria Padrino S. Dementia Caregiver 🧠👵🏽👩🏽🦽
We're canvassing on inaturalist. 🪶 🐣
January 20, 2026 at 10:43 PM
We're canvassing on inaturalist. 🪶 🐣