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.
Australian researchers have discovered a highly effective way to detect Parkinson’s disease 20-30 years before clinical symptoms appear, unlocking the potential for life-changing early interventions.
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A common experience that many people with dementia go through is agitation and frustration – and for their loved ones it can be a challenge to understand why they may be going through this. For some people, when they are upset, they may display behaviours such as pacing and fiddling. Others may let out their...
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When Gustav Standell first visited Japan from his native Sweden in 1997, he found nursing homes hidden away in the countryside looking more like hospitals than homes. “There was no privacy and it was impossible to live anything resembling a normal daily life,” he told HelloCare. But Mr Standell knew that the situation had...
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