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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Dementia Through the Eyes of Youth

When a person has dementia, a whole family is impacted. Families are living with dementia, and often there are children within these families. Children of a person with dementia, grandchildren, nieces and nephews or even children of a significant relationship to the person with dementia. Over 400,000 people are diagnosed with dementia, and a large... Read More

Surprise outcome for 78yo with dementia following major financial scam

A 78-year-old man recently diagnosed with dementia has claimed a major win against scammers after ANZ acknowledged it “could have done more” to support him during the ordeal, and now he’s been reimbursed for almost half a million dollars. Read More

Physical restraint doesn’t protect patients – there are better alternatives

It’s an uncomfortable image to consider: an elderly person – perhaps somebody you know – physically restrained. Maybe an aged care resident deemed likely to fall has been bound to his chair using wrist restraints; or someone with dementia acting aggressively has been confined to her bed by straps and rails. These scenarios remain a... Read More
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