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.
Dementia has overtaken heart disease as Australia’s leading cause of death – but most of us don’t understand why. Here’s what really makes the condition fatal.
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The Dutch concept of the dementia village, where residents live in small ‘cluster’ homes and continue to live as close to a ‘regular’ a life as possible, is now well established in Australia, with several built and operating, and more being built around the country. In Cardiff, New South Wales, HammondCare has opened its latest...
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A British aged care home has opened a 1950s-style diner on site, with the intention of stimulating memories and conversations for residents who have dementia. Residents of the Anchor – Mill View care home in Bradford, Yorkshire, are spoilt for choice. They already have a cinema on site, as well as a functioning corner shop,...
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