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.
When a person is diagnosed with dementia, it’s not just them affected by the cognitive changes they experience – it’s also affects the family and the carers who care for them. One of the challenges that many carers face is when their loved one go through behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Associate Professor Colm...
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As the mystery continues around the older woman who was found walking alone along a rural Sunshine Coast road, advocates have questioned why no one has stepped up to claim her yet.
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Decades ago, the options for post-retirement life or when you needed more support were rather uninspiring – you could either stay at home or go into aged care. But now there are many more options for people depending of their needs, wants and finances. Some interesting alternatives around the world are helping the elderly be...
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