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.
When Helen Blayden was asked to run a pilot program for the Butterfly model of care, she wondered where she’d find the time to focus on residents’ emotions, while also doing all the other important work she had to do. A nurse for nearly 40 years, Ms Blayden was used to routines, rosters – and getting...
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There is a history of Alzheimer’s disease in the family of Iranian photographer, Jalal Shamsazaran. Both his father and his aunt had it, and his grandfather too. This thread running through the family history led Shamsazaran to begin documenting his father’s journey with Alzheimers’ in a project titled ‘The loss of oral history (The...
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Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have concluded a 20-year study involving over 2000 men between the ages of 42-60. Their findings show that men who reported using a sauna 4-7 times per week were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia and 65% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Can Saunas...
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