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.
“A lot of people have this idea of what they think they know what dementia is, and they have this “crazy idea” about what it is because they simply don’t know,” says Professor Steven Sabat. But what’s also important to remember is what dementia is not; Dementia doesn’t take away one’s ability to care about...
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A potential medical breakthrough has been made in the detection of Alzheimer’s disease, where an eye test could see patients diagnosed and treated up to 20 years before they show any symptoms of dementia. A new $250 000 hyperspectral camera, the first of it’s kind in Australia, has be purchased by Macquarie University in New...
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There’s a dementia facility in Ohio that is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. They have residents living there, many with dementia symptoms, like other aged care facilities you see around the world. They have a full staff, with carers and nurses. Kitchen workers and cleaners. Managers and lifestyle coordinators. So what makes this place...
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