Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

Online retailer Amazon has come under pressure for selling physical restraints on its website that are intended to be used to restrain people who are living with dementia. Amazon sells several types of physical restraints online, including hand control mittens, belt restraints, upper body jackets, and, perhaps most shockingly, a full body “binding sling”. The... Read More

Family caregivers, particularly those caring for people living with dementia, are suffering from sleep deprivation and a range of related health problems. New research from Edith Cowan University, published this month, has shed light on the extent of the problem, finding that 94% of participants in the study experienced sleep disturbances. Read More

A call to action has been made for more mental health beds to be available for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Recently, a Western Australian man living with dementia had murder charges against him dropped after he was accused of fatally stabbing his wife. The 88 year old man, who is waiting... Read More