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.
For those living in residential aged care, the benefits of living in a safe and comfortable environment, where you receive the care you need, must be weighed against the loss of independence that can also occur at this stage of life. Aged care providers have a duty of care to keep residents safe, healthy...
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Many people do not realise that there are over 200 subtypes of dementia. Scientist have been researching one type of dementia that can be cured, and the effects totally reversed.
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“Wandering” is a controversial word when it comes to dementia. Why so? It’s common for health professionals and family carers to refer to “wandering” as a symptom of their condition but some dementia advocates, as well as people living with dementia, do not like the term. And perhaps rightly so. They may even go as far...
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