Sep 21, 2019

Shaynna Blaze, on her mother’s dementia diagnosis

Shaynna Blaze, on her mother’s dementia diagnosis

HelloCare’s CEO Lauren Todorovic spoke to Shaynna Blaze, interior designer and a judge on The Block, about her own family connection to dementia and about design features that can improve the lives of people living with dementia. Ms Blaze was a member of Dementia Australia’s panel for Dementia Action Week.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Physical Restraints: Harming the Elderly. A thing of the past?

A study found that physical restraints in the past caused the deaths of a number of elderly residents in aged care facilities. These new finding calls for a wider debate around whether there is any worth in the use of physical restraints in aged care homes. In aged care, physical restraints are sometimes used on... Read More

The Emotional Impact of Dementia

Being diagnosed with dementia can be a difficult time for the person who receives the news. They may go through a myriad of emotions – grief, loss, anger, shock, fear and disbelief. Facing and accepting their diagnosis can be a long process often accompanied by a range of emotions. For the person who has been... Read More

Aged Care: Big Changes to Family Home Exemptions

1 January will bring significant changes to the calculation of pension entitlement. It will also bring serious changes to the way in which the former home (and any rent) will be treated. At the moment there are two sets of rules, one for residents who entered care before 1 January 2016 and one for those... Read More
Advertisement
Exit mobile version