Shaynna Blaze, on her mother’s dementia diagnosis

Sir Sean Connery's widow has reflected on their wonderful life together, and Sir Sean's battle with dementia in later years as film icon dies at 90. Read More

When you walk into most aged care facilities, you’ll most likely see women caring for the elderly – which is why it’s no surprise that women make up an overwhelming majority of the workers in the sector. Though there are the occasional male nurse and/or personal care assistant, women make up about 82 per cent... Read More

There is often a misconception that people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease have memory loss, and that they are unable to create new memories. But at a lecture from Alzheimer’s Australia last week, Professor Steven Sabat told the crowd that “thinking that people diagnosed with dementia have something called “memory loss” is harmful for a number of... Read More