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.
A study found that physical restraints in the past caused the deaths of a number of elderly residents in aged care facilities. These new finding calls for a wider debate around whether there is any worth in the use of physical restraints in aged care homes. In aged care, physical restraints are sometimes used on...
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A lot has changed over the last 30 years in regards to elderly, and with three decades worth of education and research has come the realisation that terms like that can be hurtful, and they also dilute the real problems and causes of cognitive impairment like dementia.
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When coronavirus started shutting up aged care homes around the United States, 93 year old Jack Eccles moved in to be with his love or 70 years, Gerry.
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