It is extremely worrying when someone with dementia develops pneumonia. Pneumonia is more common among elderly people and affects those with weakened immune systems, such as those who are living with dementia. A study of people living with dementia showed that as many as 40 per cent developed pneumonia over the 18-month study period. The...
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Sleeping pill use in Australia is high – a 2011 paper released by the ABS indicates that 4.3% of the Australian population were using sedatives, with women more likely to have a prescription than men. Sleeping pills are often seen as the immediate answer to any kind of sleep problem. Unfortunately, they have issues of...
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Australia’s largest aged care operators have been working hard over the holiday season to meet the Aged Care Royal Commission’s request for information deadline, which is today, Monday 7 January 2019. On 23 November 2018, the Royal Commission contacted Australia’s 100 largest aged care operators, asking them to provide details of any sub-standard care, abuse...
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