Aug 11, 2017

Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

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.

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Sensory Modulation in Dementia Care

Research suggests that there is much benefit to be gained by continuing to stimulate our senses through the dementia disease process, as it has been shown to help reduce common symptoms of the disease such as agitation, aggression, wandering and provide comfort and improve emotional wellbeing. Our senses are wonderful things which help us to understand... Read More

Dementia – grieving before they are gone

Watching someone you love slowly withdraw from the pleasures of life, from relationships formed and change from the person you loved (and still love immensely love) into all I can explain as a mere shadow of themselves. It may not be the correct terminology/language and I certainly don’t intend to offend, but how else do... Read More

New Guidelines For Driving With Dementia

This may come as a shock to some people, but dementia is not actually a specific disease or illness. Dementia is an ‘umbrella’ term that describes a series of symptoms associated with a decline in memory, or a deterioration in thinking skills that can reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. And one of... Read More
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