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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The impact of lockdown on residents in care like my grandma

A few months ago, when it looked like coronavirus in Australia was clearing and restrictions were lifting, I was in Sydney. While I was there, I was taking every opportunity I had to visit my grandma in her care home. Due to coronavirus, I wasn’t allowed to actually enter the premises, but carers would sit her by a window, and I could talk to her from outside. Grandma is living with dementia and so would always question why I wasn't allowed to come in to give her a hug. Read More

Where are the government’s changes to the regulation of physical and chemical restraints?

  Back in January, the aged care minister said changes to the regulation of chemical and physical restraints in aged care were only weeks away. That was nearly two months ago. “Incidents of over use of physical and chemical restraint will not be tolerated and draft changes to regulations are expected to be released within... Read More

The Best Medicine, is Simply ‘L-O-V-E’

Love Lives Here a documentary filmed in an American residential ‘memory care community’ as they refer to it in the States, preferring this term over your typical ‘nursing home’ or ‘aged care facility’ as we frequently refer to them in Australia. The community is owned and operated by provider Silverado that takes the core operating... Read More
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