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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Forget Memory Loss – What about the Person?

“Thinking that people diagnosed with dementia have something called “memory loss” is harmful for a number of reasons”. That was the key message in Professor Steven Sabat’s talk at the Alzheimer’s Australia free lectures this week. Prof Sabat is Professor Emeritus of Psychology from Georgetown University in the US,  and for the past 35 years... Read More

Australian research leads the way towards dementia prevention

Australian researchers are leading the way towards dementia prevention as they explore new links between our gut, our brain and cognitive decline. Read More

New standards don’t ensure quality care for people living with dementia

  The new aged care quality standards don’t ensure quality dementia care will be delivered to people living with dementia, says Dementia Australia. But the peak body for dementia in Australia has spoken to those with lived experience of dementia in forums all around the country to find out what is important to them.  Using... Read More
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