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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Dementia – grieving before they are gone

Watching someone you love slowly withdraw from the pleasures of life, from relationships formed and change from the person you loved (and still love immensely love) into all I can explain as a mere shadow of themselves. It may not be the correct terminology/language and I certainly don’t intend to offend, but how else do... Read More

How do we protect the human rights of people living with dementia?

  A summit in Sydney today looked at the experiences of people living with dementia in residential aged care through a human rights lens. The summit, ‘People living with dementia, human rights and residential aged care’, arose from the research project ‘Safe and just futures for people living with dementia in residential aged care’. The... Read More

Unmasking the facade of “Dementia-Friendly” initiatives

Why are people with dementia excluded from paid roles in “dementia-friendly” programs and organisations? How can 80% of LGBTIQA+ organisations employ their community members, but people with dementia are primarily being excluded? Read More
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