Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

Reminiscence means sharing one’s life experiences, memories and individual stories. Memory recall of this nature reignites a sense of identity, once lost during time with a newly adopted culture. Read More

The Crisis Prevention Institute’s (CPI) newly updated Dementia Capable Care program provides carers with the skills and knowledge to offer an ‘enriched model of care’. The course blends the Claudia Allen Cognitive Disabilities Model, Kitwood’s model of person-centred care, and verbal de-escalation techniques into a fresh and efficient approach to dementia care. This enables carers to more effectively support the person, maximise their quality of life, and minimise psychological and behavioural symptoms. Read More

When first being diagnosed with dementia, many people – as well as their loved ones – talk about the initial shock and fear they feel. Fear that their whole life is going to change around them, and that they will be isolated in this condition. That is why the theme of today’s Alzheimer’s Australia’s event... Read More