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.
Omnicare Alliance is a community impact organisation with a focus on aged and disability support on the Mid North Coast, following the merger between HDRC Services, Meals on Wheels MNC, Hastings Home Modifications & Maintenance, Parklands Cottage and Hastings Headway. Omnicare’s organisational purpose is to engage, include, connect and support; with our core value being...
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Because dementia is commonly associated with old age, many don’t realise that the condition can be diagnosed in those as young as in their 30s. In Australia, there are currently around 400,000 people living with dementia. Of those, nearly 26,000 have what is known as ‘younger onset dementia’, the term given to dementia when it...
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For the first time in nearly two decades, US health regulators have approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. However, the decision is not without controversy.
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