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.
If your loved one has dementia, you might be wondering if their symptoms have worsened in lockdown, or if they remember who you are.
Here’s what to look out for on your first visit after lockdowns end, and how to support your loved one after that.
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Language is a powerful tool. Words can make you feel like you’re a champion or they can tear you down and make you feel worthless and insignificant. Language has a powerful role in a person’s self esteem. People should be careful when they choose what words to call others, to describe them or explain them....
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A simple blood test may hold the key to an early dementia diagnosis, according to new research pioneered by Australian and Japanese scientists. In a world first, the test is expected to make an accurate diagnosis up to 30 years before symptoms appear. Published in the journal Nature, the research was 90 per cent accurate...
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