Aug 11, 2017

Aromatherapy for Sundowning – VIDEO

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.

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“From the depths of despair there is hope”: A family’s journey through aged care

  One of our readers reached out to us recently when we published an article about the Montessori method. She wanted to let us know that learning about the Montessori philosophy helped give her the skills and confidence to let her mother return home after suffering distressing experiences in a residential aged care facility. She... Read More

Understanding the Unequivocal Rights of People Living with Dementia: Express Yourself with Behavioural Expression (Part 2)

Please ensure you have read the published Part 1 of this article, and have located the relevant appendices. Definition of behavioural expression Behavioural expression can be defined as: ‘Behaviour of such intensity, regularity and extent that the physical welfare of a person and others may be placed, or is likely to be placed in serious... Read More

Study shows two out of five dementia caregivers suffer from depression

Caring for a loved one can bring with it feelings of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion. These things combined with the significant change to how your life is now as opposed to the life you had imagined together. A study in Ireland reported that two out of every five people caring for a spouse with... Read More
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