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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New combination of physical tests used to predict dementia

Research from Macquarie University has shown that weak grip strength and slow walking speed can be used together to predict cognitive decline and dementia before noticeable symptoms appear. Read More

Mobile x-rays reduce stress for people living with dementia

Researchers from a hospital in Denmark have conducted research into the positive effects of conducting x-rays and imaging in the homes of people living with dementia. Read More

We all like to walk, so why do we call it ‘wandering’ for those living with dementia?

  To ‘wander’ is to ‘walk slowly around, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction’, according to the Oxford Dictionary. ‘Wandering’ is the term used to describe ‘seemingly aimless or random movement or locomotion by a person with a mental disorder or cognitive impairment’. When talking about people living with dementia, these words... Read More
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