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.
This may come as a shock to some people, but dementia is not actually a specific disease or illness. Dementia is an ‘umbrella’ term that describes a series of symptoms associated with a decline in memory, or a deterioration in thinking skills that can reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. And one of...
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Reminiscence means sharing one’s life experiences, memories and individual stories. Memory recall of this nature reignites a sense of identity, once lost during time with a newly adopted culture.
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A Sydney aged-care worker who was caught on camera assaulting a vulnerable resident with dementia – pleaded guilty to one count of common assault against female resident of the North Epping home in court today. It was a concerned male co-worker that initiated installing a Go-Pro camera in the victim’s room, after he reportedly was...
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