This year, International Nurses Day coincided with Mother’s Day. Nicky Hondros, a palliative care nurse shared her and her mum’s heartfelt story and provided a little glimpse into what it’s like caring for someone living with dementia.
While commonly associated with the senior aged demographic, Alzheimer’s Disease in younger people is most commonly attributed to faulty genes that are inherited at birth. However, new developments have proven that this is not always the case.
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WARNING: Graphic Content Male nurse Michael William Schuppe, 59, was granted bail on Sunday after being charged with the sexual assault of an 89-year old aged care resident with ‘extreme dementia,’ in October this year. It is alleged that Mr Schuppe digitally penetrated the 89 year old victim in front of a co-worker, after...
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How many hours a day do you sit? Well, new research has suggested there is a strong link between prolonged periods of inactivity and dementia.
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