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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What People With Dementia Want From Residential Care Homes

Kate Swaffer explains what people with dementia want from residential care, based on her own experience living with younger onset dementia, as a past care partner advocating for and supporting three people with dementia in residential care, and from feedback she’s gathered during focus groups and interviews with people with dementia around Australia. It is... Read More

“People living with dementia are people”: what we can learn about treating them that way

Often for those living with dementia, the knee jerk reaction of many around them is one where they are seen as “other”. Less than the person they were before. Treating people living with dementia as people first, and patients second, is key in improving their quality of life, according to Prof. Steven Sabat. Read More

The blankets helping to unlock memories for people living with dementia

Sensory activities can help people living with dementia make more meaningful connections to their memories that may otherwise be difficult to recall. We help you make your own sensory blanket and help your loved ones. Read More
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