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.
Dementia is a complex condition that is yet to be fully understood. A vast amount of research goes into seeing what causes dementia symptoms and to see whether they can be stopped, reversed or prevented. There are many risk factors that can contribute to developing dementia – from lifestyle to genetics. People affected by...
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What is sundowning? Sundowning a term used widely to describe a range of behaviours that occurs in people with or without dementia that worsen in the late afternoon and evening, or as the sunsets. The behaviours you may observe during this time of the day could be agitation, confusion, anxiety, aggression, increased physical activity that...
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Just because people with dementia and other complex needs have health issues, it does not mean their wants and needs differ from that of a healthy person. They -too, want to have real lives and want to be able to connect and grow. And for older people, that should be reflected in their aged care...
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