Shaynna Blaze, on her mother’s dementia diagnosis

People are living longer than ever now. And with it they work for more years and retire at a later age. This is pretty evident in aged care where the whole workforce is ageing. You don’t have to look very far to see that older workers in most industries are under-appreciated. They can often be... Read More

Inquiries have commenced regarding the death of a 90 year-old man following a fight in a dementia ward in Wollongong on Tuesday. Police were called to a nursing home facility in Woonona just before 7pm following reports of an altercation between two residents in their high-dependency dementia ward. Upon arrival, police were notified that the... Read More

We know that the love of a puppy can be one of the best feelings in the world, but did you also know that puppy play can have health benefits too? Team leader Kirsty Chivers of Life Care’s Norman House in South Australia noticed that residents could do with some lighthearted fun, so started bringing in her pair of french bulldogs, Barry and Zara to visit with the residents twice a week. Read More