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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Older Territorians to welcome much awaited dementia-friendly care facility

Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) has unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art $18 million expansion of its aged care service in the heart of Darwin. Read More

High-intensity exercise may not slow cognitive decline in dementia – but exercise still beneficial

Exercise doesn’t prevent the cognitive decline of people with dementia, according to new research from Oxford University. Until now, the theory that exercise might slow the cognitive impairment of people living with dementia had “widespread popularity”, and doctors have recommended that people with dementia follow an exercise program to slow the progress of the condition.... Read More

Coloured Plates Helping Dementia Patients to Eat

If you couldn’t see your food on the plate, then it would be no wonder that you wouldn’t eat it. Researchers believe that the visual-cognitive deficiencies caused by Alzheimer’s are due to people with the diagnosis not being able to process visual data—such as depth perception and contrast. There have been a number of studies... Read More
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