Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

The older you get, the more you realise that there is actually no such thing as normal. Your perception of the status quo is solely dictated by a combination of what you see, and the frequency in which you see it. And it’s amazing what a person can get used to. I spent the majority... Read More

There is often a misconception that people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease have memory loss, and that they are unable to create new memories. But at a lecture from Alzheimer’s Australia last week, Professor Steven Sabat told the crowd that “thinking that people diagnosed with dementia have something called “memory loss” is harmful for a number of... Read More

A new study has shown that more than 90 per cent of those who are caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep. The research, by the University at Buffalo School of Nursing in the US, showed that family carers are getting less than six hours of sleep a night – when... Read More