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.
Australians living with dementia who move into residential aged care after a hospital stay are less likely to be readmitted to hospital within one year than those who return to living in the community, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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“Namaste” is a traditional greeting in the Hindu culture, and is more commonly heard in the West when practicing Yoga. But “Namaste Care”, however, is a program developed to help improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Namaste Care was developed in 2003 by Joyce Simard to especially help people with advanced dementia...
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An aged care nurse in New South Wales is at the centre of controversy with calls to revoke her registration after she allegedly traumatised a resident with dementia by bashing a therapy doll’s head against the table.
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