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.
Earlier in the year, an elderly Perth man was accused of killing his wife in their suburban home. He was in the later stages of cancer and his wife had advanced dementia. Harold Barclay, 85, was charged with the murder or his wife of 63 years, a woman he was described as “devoted” to. According...
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Some common symptoms of dementia are forgetfulness and confusion. Whereby people living with dementia at times may find themselves in a position where they are down the street and can’t recall where they need to be or how they get there. Just because a person may get lost or confused, does not mean that they...
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Prioritising ongoing staff training, additional funding and tailored dementia care support has been a focus of the International Dementia Conference’s opening day in Sydney today.
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