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.
We need to find a new way to manage the risks of COVID-19 for people living with dementia without robbing them of human contact, says renowned dementia specialist, Teepa Snow. Depriving people of contact with loved ones is as good as a prison sentence, she told HelloCare when we caught up this week. With families...
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Person-centred care is seen as one of the best ways forward for aged care - it puts the person first in decision-making and treats them with dignity and respect. But often those decisions are impacted when cognitive decline occurs.
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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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