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.
Tracey Maxfield writes for HelloCare about her experience working as a nurse caring for people living with dementia. She also writes about her depression, and what led her to eventually write her book, ‘Escaping the Rabbit Hole’. Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be a nurse. When I was two yrs. old, I used to bandage my teddy, at...
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Love Lives Here a documentary filmed in an American residential ‘memory care community’ as they refer to it in the States, preferring this term over your typical ‘nursing home’ or ‘aged care facility’ as we frequently refer to them in Australia. The community is owned and operated by provider Silverado that takes the core operating...
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COVID-19 has been a difficult period for all of us, but for those living with dementia and their loved ones, the pandemic has thrown up unique and unprecedented challenges. At this week’s webinar titled ‘Caring for people with dementia during COVID-19 restrictions’, hosted by the Older Persons Advocacy Network, leading experts shared their advice...
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