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A new start after 60: I became a 'hummingbird' for people with dementia
When Ann Thomas-Carter retired, she lost her sense of purpose. Then she began volunteering in a care home and found six hours could fly past in six minutes
“It felt fun learning about so many new things at my age, including legislation and healthcare, and I soon realised that I enjoyed helping those with dementia the most,” she says. She describes the social distancing and lockdowns of the Covid pandemic as a particularly difficult time, when staff had to be dressed in PPE and residents were distressed at the threat of the virus and being unable to receive visitors. “It is also always sad when a family member dies, but they’ve all had such incredible lives and it’s beautiful to be part of making their end of life comfortable.”
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