Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

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

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be challenging to identify and is often misdiagnosed as a psychiatric problem or as Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, just like many neurodegenerative disorders, conclusive diagnosis can only truly be made during an autopsy. While the majority of people living with dementia are over the age of 65, frontotemporal dementia tends to... Read More

Dementia is not one condition – it’s an umbrella term for hundreds of conditions that can affect a person’s cognitive abilities, such as memory and thinking. While the most common kind of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease – which many people know of – the second most common dementia is Lewy body dementia. Despite being relatively... Read More