Jul 05, 2018

What is Shingles and will you get it?

 

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The behavioural association with family and friends

Over the years in residential care, I have noticed the influence family members and friends have on the well-being of residents, especially in the early to middle stages of dementia. Read More

The ultimate betrayal or relief of suffering: When carers kill  

  This article ventures into the disturbing topic of carers who commit the ultimate betrayal: they kill the person – often vulnerable and frail – who they are supposed to be caring for. In a special investigation, the ABC has gone back through court records over the last fifteen years, and discovered that on average,... Read More

Dementia care and the power of human touch

The experience of human touch becomes no less pleasurable or therapeutic as we age, and yet often the only touch that older people receive is related to tasks around their care. But touch can be so much more. It is a way to let someone know we value them, even when they are old or... Read More
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