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.
Dementia is one of the greatest health threats to our senior generation, though it hasn’t become relegated to just being older. While 342,000 Australians now live with dementia, the numbers show 5% of this population deal with it under the age of 65. Despite all of us knowing how diffuse dementia has become, we don’t always...
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With more people choosing to continue working for longer these days, it’s more likely there will be greater numbers of people experiencing the early signs of dementia while they remain in the workforce. Are employers ready to cope with the inevitable challenges this will bring? There are a number of reasons that Australians are working...
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“Namaste” is a traditional greeting in the Hindu culture, and is more commonly heard in the West when practicing Yoga. But “Namaste Care”, however, is a program developed to help improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Namaste Care was developed in 2003 by Joyce Simard to especially help people with advanced dementia...
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