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.
A government committee has heard that Australia’s regulation of the use of physical and chemical constraints is in breach of human rights conventions. Former aged care minister Ken Wyatt approved the new regulations to limit the use of chemical and physical restraint in April 2019, and they became effective in July. But a special...
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Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65, but voluntary assisted dying laws is currently not an option for people living with dementia.
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Women who take hormone therapies to treat the symptoms of menopause are up to 58% less likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, new research has found.
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