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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The growing link between aluminium and the onset of Alzheimer’s

Researchers have published a new study supporting growing evidence that aluminium in the brain may contribute to early-onset and familial Alzheimer's disease. Read More

Dementia care and the power of human touch

The experience of human touch becomes no less pleasurable or therapeutic as we age, and yet often the only touch that older people receive is related to tasks around their care. But touch can be so much more. It is a way to let someone know we value them, even when they are old or... Read More

Loneliness is the Ultimate Poverty

This article is Part 1 in a series of 5 instalments. By Leah Bisiani, MHlthSc/Dip Bus/Dementia and Aged Care Consultant/RN.1. “Empathy is… seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another” Alfred Adler  An ageing population and living with dementia Our ageing population is rapidly increasing... Read More
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