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 Queensland aged care worker ‘spiked’ the drinks of two elderly women with a sedative so that they would sleep through the night, the Townsville Magistrate’s Court has heard. The two women, who were aged 95 and 93 at the time of the incident, both had severe dementia and often woke during the night and...
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New research shows that menopause has the potential to raise a woman’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, due to loss of estrogen. Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, predominantly affects people 65 and older. Although well-known, the condition has remained a mystery, the primary cause or causes are mostly unknown. New findings, published in...
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