Tamar Krebs has been revolutionising how people view dementia through her work at Group Homes Australia (GHA) by reviving the idea of ‘rementia’. Rementia is a Latin term meaning ‘to return to the mind’. Ms Krebs, the founder and executive ...
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‘Gone beyond a joke’ – rural support for people with dementia is severely lacking
Dementia advocate Mick Simpson was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia in 2018 and is now actively spreading awareness – quite literally, as he's walked over 180km this year. But, while on the phone with Aged Care Insite, he brought to light that ...
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Groundbreaking research presents new hope in catching early signs of Alzheimer's by gauging a specific biomarker in the blood that increases the odds of developing the disease by a third. The Macquarie University and CSIRO study revealed that people with ...
More »Hearing loss raises chance of dementia three-fold: podcast
Out of every thousand people aged over 65, it's estimated that 83 Australians are living with dementia. To boost support and clear the persisting misconceptions around the disease, the annual Dementia Action Week kicks off today with a campaign called: ...
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