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 UK study has found that in nearly 40% of cases, doctors aren’t aware that patients they are treating have dementia. A study by the University College London found that medical staff are regularly treating patients without realising the patient has previously been diagnosed with dementia. The researchers say elderly people who are living with dementia are being sent...
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Dementia is a growing problem around the world. Advancements in technology and medicine, mean that the population is living longer. There are more older people than ever before. In fact, the UN predicts that by the population of those over the age of 60 is set to grow by 56 percent worldwide in the next...
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“Wandering” is a controversial word when it comes to dementia. Why so? It’s common for health professionals and family carers to refer to “wandering” as a symptom of their condition but some dementia advocates, as well as people living with dementia, do not like the term. And perhaps rightly so. They may even go as far...
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