Aromatherapy has been found to be effective in helping with the agitation, anxiety and irritability that often occurs in people with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
Dementia is one of the greatest health threats to our senior generation, though it hasn’t become relegated to just being older. While 342,000 Australians now live with dementia, the numbers show 5% of this population deal with it under the age of 65. Despite all of us knowing how diffuse dementia has become, we don’t always...
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One of the nation’s leading dementia experts and a widely respected dementia advocate addressed the royal commission on Friday, explaining the challenges they see in the aged care sector and dementia care, and the solutions they propose. Professor Henry Brodaty, Scientia Professor at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New...
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A dementia diagnosis does not mean a person has to forfeit their dreams and desires they have – even things as challenging and exciting as travelling. At this year’s Dementia Australia’s National Conference – where the theme was “be the change”, Edie Mayhew and John Quinn spoke about their experiences travelling the world. Travelling can...
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