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.
Inquiries have commenced regarding the death of a 90 year-old man following a fight in a dementia ward in Wollongong on Tuesday. Police were called to a nursing home facility in Woonona just before 7pm following reports of an altercation between two residents in their high-dependency dementia ward. Upon arrival, police were notified that the...
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A new toolkit has been developed for aged care workers to help them initiate difficult end of life conversations with aged care residents and clients living with dementia to better assess their needs and wishes.
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The mystery woman who was left at Nambour Hospital on Queensland's Sunshine Coast a month ago has finally been able to identify herself to police and has requested the media attention stop.
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