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.
The Government wants Australians to start thinking about dementia decades before they might develop it. New letters are being sent to 50-year-olds with advice on the lifestyle and health factors that could help reduce their dementia risk.
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A new approach to dementia care is being trialled at two Whiddon memory support homes. Every resident gets daily one-on-one time with a consistent carer. There are no tasks and no agenda, just connection. It is opening doors for people who had stopped reaching out, and staff say the changes are big.
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"It's probably menopause." Women wait longer and pay more for a dementia diagnosis than men, new AIHW data shows. Nearly 2x as likely to be misdiagnosed with something else first.
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