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.
Few could forget the traumatic and confronting story in 2023 when 95-year-old aged care resident Clare Nowland was tasered by New South Wales police. The case put a spotlight on how police respond to situations involving people living with dementia.
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Chris Hemsworth, famous for his role as the god Thor in Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, has announced he will be taking a break from acting after being told he has two copies of the APOE4 gene, increasing his risk of Alzheimer’s.
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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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