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 benefits of gardening and being in nature have long been intuitively understood. More recently, researchers have brought scientific rigour to what many felt instinctively: that being outside and involved in the growing of plants is good for us, both in body and mind. In the New South Wales Hunter Valley, a dementia day...
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Caring for a loved one in their old age is a demanding job, both physically and emotionally. Seeing them in such a state where they have trouble doing the things they love is difficult to deal with. This is especially so if that loved one is suffering from dementia. As dementia is a progressive condition,...
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Dementia and delirium are two common brain-related conditions that are often confused with one another and due to several overlapping symptoms, being able to tell the differences can hugely affect the care and treatment outcomes for older people.
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