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 nursing home has built a replica of a 1950s main street within its grounds to provide residents with an opportunity to rekindle memories and take part in activities and sensations that they experienced in their younger years. The ‘main street’ is part of various sensory experiences that staff at Robert Harvey House, in Birmingham...
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Later this year, Victorian parliament will have a vote on whether to legalise assisted suicide for those with terminal illnesses. One of the more vexing issues with such voluntary euthanasia laws is the question on who qualifies, and how this is determined. When most people think of assisted suicide, the most common condition that most think...
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