Shaynna Blaze, on her mother’s dementia diagnosis

Australia’s first Aged Care Complaints Commissioner, Rae Lamb has recently been reappointed for her second term. Her term will run for three years until January 2020. Ms Lamb has made quite an impact since taking over the brand new office in January this year. Ms Lamb’s job involves addressing complaints lodged against aged care and... Read More

One of the Seasons residents is a 94 year old war veteran – let’s call him Nev (he’d be too embarrassed if I identified him). Nev, a sergeant, is a veteran of World War 2, he fought at Tobruk and El Alamein, in the jungles of Papua New Guinea and later trained the ANZAC Para troops... Read More

Over time, the condition of people living with dementia deteriorates. As the person weakens, other problems can arise, adding complexity to caring for a person at this often difficult stage of their life. Though dementia is caused by degenerative brain diseases, the symptoms of advanced dementia usually become increasingly physical. What happens to someone who... Read More