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.
When asked if moving into an aged care home is something that he will ever consider, Kevyn says there are several such loopholes in the system that deter him from ever wanting to step foot inside an aged care facility. “I can answer it this way,” he says, “The only way I'll go in [to an aged care home] is when I don't know.”
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The family of celebrated Australian journalist and television presenter George Negus have shared a heartbreaking update about the progression of his Alzheimer's disease.
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A first-of-its-kind dementia support pilot program in South Australia hopes to fix issues with accessing specialist dementia care by moving older people with advanced dementia out of hospitals and into residential aged care homes.
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