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.
Robots are often touted as the answer to the looming problem of how we will care for our rapidly ageing population. But a new report about the role of technology in improving care, says humans will always be needed to work with technology, and there are limitations to how far technology can be effective....
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Australia’s dementia care rules haven't been updated since 2016, but that is about to change. Monash University is calling on the public to help shape the first major guideline update in a decade - and here's how you make your voice heard.
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Author Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014. She calls into question the defeatist language that can ‘make or break’ patients of dementia and encourages doctors to refrain from saying ‘there’s nothing they can do’.
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