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 groundbreaking Australian study has established a link between dementia and increased levels of self-harm within the first six to 12 months after diagnosis.
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“Dementia” is an impairment in a person’s ability to “mentate” (thus, de-mentia) “Mentation” can involve memory, planning, and placing actions in the right sequence. So when a person has dementia symptoms, it means that they are unable to do this, in one way or another. Dementia is personal for Dr Sam Gandy – both...
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General practitioners (GPs) who regularly consult in aged care facilities will have access to a new advice service to help them manage the clinical needs of older people with dementia complicated by behavioural and psychological symptoms.
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