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.
“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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Apathy can be one of the most distressing symptoms of dementia. Seeing a loved one withdraw from the world and impossible to reach can be extremely worrying and upsetting for family. Apathy makes it difficult for someone to enjoy life, and it can even accelerate cognitive decline and increase mortality rates. Yet there is little...
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Few could forget the traumatic and confronting story in 2023 when 95-year-old aged care resident Clare Nowland was tasered by New South Wales police. The case put a spotlight on how police respond to situations involving people living with dementia.
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