How NOT to communicate with someone with dementia.
How should you communicate with a person who has dementia? A diagnosis of dementia is…More
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Choice of tv comedy an early dementia indicator
If somebody you know well starts to laugh at unusual or not-very-funny things; or they…More
A dementia cure within ten years?
Some good news: The medical world has targeted 2025 as the year that a dementia…More
Living alone – it’s a death threat
The link between living alone in social isolation and the development of dementia symptoms is becoming more and more clear…
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‘Dementia village’ lifestyle reduces need for drugs
Amazingly, none of the Hogewey residents are bedridden and the use of psychotropic drugs to handle the resident’s aggression and anxiety is at an all time low.
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Wake up call for RVs to better support people with dementia
New research released by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW says greater clarity is needed, in particular for…More
Real promise for slowing Alzheimer’s
The drug didn’t reverse the disease – meaning it didn’t restore the person’s previous pre-Alzheimer’s…More
Study: GPS devices improve freedom and quality of life in dementia
A new study carried out by Scandinavia’s SINTEF, has found the use of GPS technology for people with dementia has given them – and their carers or next of kin – an increased sense of security, freedom and quality of life.
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Improving air travel for people with dementia
“while wheelchair and mobility impaired travelers are better catered for these days, there are no…More