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.
An Adelaide Magistrate’s Court has ordered reports be provided to them to determine the severity of accused murderer Frank Dimasi’s dementia condition and whether he is suitable to be released on bail.
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Dementia cafes are becoming more popular in Australia and overseas, with a new coffee shop in Japan catering to older people with dementia - creating a welcoming community for customers and their caretakers to come and be themselves, regardless of what symptoms of dementia they may experience.
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Carl Hayman played almost 450 games of professional rugby, but now, at the age of only 41, he has been diagnosed with young-onset dementia. Hayman is joining a class action against the sport’s administrators claiming they should have done more to protect players.
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