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 and delirium are two common brain-related conditions that are often confused with one another and due to several overlapping symptoms, being able to tell the differences can hugely affect the care and treatment outcomes for older people.
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How can we take into account the different needs of young people who are living with dementia? And how do we provide the most appropriate care for them? At present, there are very limited resources available for those living with young onset dementia. That is the question that Marleina Fahey, Dementia Consultant, Baptistcare, set...
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This article is Part 1 in a series of 5 instalments. By Leah Bisiani, MHlthSc/Dip Bus/Dementia and Aged Care Consultant/RN.1. “Empathy is… seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another” Alfred Adler An ageing population and living with dementia Our ageing population is rapidly increasing...
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