Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

Research suggests mindfulness meditation may actually help to slow down the mental decline of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Mindfulness, a kind of meditation where one “pays attention on purpose without judgement,” has been a part of religious and spiritual practices for centuries. People who practice Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) have reported health improvements in... Read More

Jeano Dib, Lifestyle Assistant and Dementia Liaison at Regis Aged Care facility in Blackburn, Victoria had a change of career when she realised she wanted to help older people and fell in love with helping patients living with dementia. Read More

Did you know that women are more likely to have Alzheimer’s disease than men? A 65 year old woman is twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s than a man at the same age. And at 75, it becomes three times as likely. A 2012 report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported that... Read More