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.
In late stage dementia most people will begin to require additional support and assistance. Caring for someone at this stage of dementia can be a profound experience. In late stage dementia, people become frail, and the damage to their brain is to such an extent that they can no longer perform most tasks. While of...
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The Australian Government has introduced a free training initiative to arm first responders and frontline workers with education and tools to properly assist people with dementia during emergencies.
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In the early 1990s, doctor and geriatrician Dr Bill Thomas was working in a nursing home when a resident approached him about a rash. She also mentioned that she was lonely. Dr Thomas was able to prescribe a cream for the rash, but when he consulted his Harvard medical books for how to treat loneliness,...
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