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.
People with dementia are amongst the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and are spending more time in hospital, according to data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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Person-centred care is seen as one of the best ways forward for aged care - it puts the person first in decision-making and treats them with dignity and respect. But often those decisions are impacted when cognitive decline occurs.
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The challenging thing with delirium and dementia is that symptoms are so similar, which means one can often be misdiagnosed for the other. The distinct difference, however, is that delirium is a temporary condition – symptoms can emerge a few hours to a few days after the surgery and at the very most will last...
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