What is Shingles and will you get it?

  When Gustav Standell first visited Japan from his native Sweden in 1997, he found nursing homes hidden away in the countryside looking more like hospitals than homes. “There was no privacy and it was impossible to live anything resembling a normal daily life,” he told HelloCare. But Mr Standell knew that the situation had... Read More

It’s important to understand that when your loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia, they will likely only be in the early stages of their condition. They will still understand what this diagnosis means and will likely go through a grieving process. Watching your loved one go through the stages of grief is undoubtedly hard... Read More

Renewed discussion has been sparked about non-medicated support of people experiencing some of the negative behaviours associated with dementia, with September being Dementia Awareness Month around Australia. The journal of the American Medical Association noted that non-medicated treatment of behavioural issues associated with dement ia is proving to be more effective than medicated treatment, and... Read More