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.
Australia has an ageing population – there are more older people than ever before, and with it, an increasing number of people with dementia. September is Dementia Awareness Month and it is during this time that Tamar Krebs, Founder and CEO of Group Homes Australia, hopes to see some changes in people’s attitude towards people...
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It’s estimated that more than half of people living with dementia in residential aged care will experience dementia-related wandering, and with the risks even greater for those living in the community, Anglicare Southern Queensland is part of the team working to reduce negative outcomes.
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With more than 70 disorders causing Childhood Dementia, an estimated that 1 in 2,800 children are born with a disorder that, if untreated, leads to childhood dementia.
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