Aug 11, 2017

Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

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.

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Life Before Death with Lewy Body Dementia

Trevor Crosby has Lewy Body dementia. But he wants to show people, that “you can live well with dementia”. Lewy Body dementia is one of the lesser knows kinds of Dementia, and is also known as DLB. Abnormal clumps of protein, known as Lewy bodies, develop in the main part of the brain, the cortex,... Read More

Group Homes provides a new choice for older Australian’s with dementia

Kate Swaffer started experiencing severe headaches, scrambled words and dyslexia symptoms. After many brain scans, she was diagnosed with Semantic Dementia. She was told to start looking into aged care options yet she was only in her late 40s. The thought of a dementia day care unit filled her with thoughts ‘too terrible to comprehend’.... Read More

G20 health ministers commit to tackling dementia globally

  When 20 health ministers from around the world met in Okayama, Japan, last week to discuss global health issues, dementia was high on their agenda. The G20 Health Ministers Meeting brought together ministers for health from 19 countries and the European Union, as well as invited guest countries and organisations for discussion about the... Read More
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