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.
There have been a number of dementia villages built around the world – and now Australia is joining in on the unique and innovative concept. Australia’s very first suburban village designed specifically for people with dementia is set to be built in Tasmania. Tasmania has the fastest growing ageing population in the nation, and dementia is...
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A 92-year-old South Australian woman who sustained a savage attack by another resident in the aged care home where she lived, was “unable to escape” and her carers exercised a “gross dereliction of proper management”, the Coroner has found. The South Australian Coroner Mark Johns handed down his findings into the 2012 death of...
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More than one-third of aged staff do not consult the resident when developing support plans. Now, a new dementia practice assessment tool can identify gaps in staff’s dementia care knowledge – and how to address them.
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