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.
The Equip Aged Care Learning Packages provides targeted education for aged care staff, nurses, personal care workers and allied health workers to ensure they have the skills required to deliver quality care in contemporary aged care settings.
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Many years ago, cancer was referred to as the “C” word and people were reluctant to talk about it until widespread education and awareness spread throughout the world. The same can be said for dementia being referred to in silence as the deadly “D” word. But why do people reject and ignore the person?
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Another shocking case of abuse in an aged care home has, sadly, been revealed. This time an aged care worker was caught on a secretly-filmed video repeatedly hitting an elderly resident. The matter was heard in court yesterday. Fifty-nine year old carer Dana Maree Gray has pleaded guilty to assaulting an 85-year old resident in...
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