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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Radio station playing golden oldies reduces depression, improves wellbeing

  Listening to ‘Silver Memories’ radio station improves aged care residents’ quality of life and reduces depression, aggression, and agitation, according to new research. Silver Memories is a radio station that plays music, comedy and radio serials from the 1920s through to the 60s, and has been specially designed for residents in aged care facilities to... Read More

Understanding the Unequivocal Rights of People Living with Dementia: Express Yourself with Behavioural Expression (Part 6)

  Please ensure you have read the published Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 of this article, and have located the relevant appendices. Environment set up The actual set up of an aged care home is not something we can always easily change, however majority of people including people living... Read More

The Father and Still Alice: Do these movies correctly portray dementia?

While both of these films are illuminating in their depictions of how dementia can be experienced, are they an accurate representation? Read More
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