Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) released the results of the world’s largest dementia study last week and revealed that most people think dementia is a normal part of ageing. The survey canvassed 70,000 people over 155 countries and highlighted a global ...

Dementia Australia launched its Action Week on Monday and wants the nation to focus on the discrimination of people with dementia. ‘Dementia doesn’t discriminate, do you?’ is the official theme this year, CEO Maree McCabe told a crowd at the ...

I’m a TV producer and director and somehow, I always knew I would make a film about my dad, the charismatic Western Australian artist Leon Pericles. But I never anticipated that the real star of the film would be my ...

American dementia expert Teepa Snow was in Australia recently to hold seminars on her ‘Positive Approach to Care Training Strategy’. The seminars are designed for aged care professionals and explores a positive approach to dementia care and the effective engagement ...

Childhood dementia might sound like a misnomer to some but five Australians every year are born with an untreatable form of the disease. Now, South Australian researchers will use ‘brain in a dish’ technology to improve the lives of those diagnosed ...

The government has released Australia’s Long-Term National Health Plan, promising to make the health system “the world’s number one”. “The story of health in Australia is sometimes viewed through the prism of large numbers, such as $435 billion for the ...

New data released today shows the rates of hospitalisations due to dementia have declined by almost a quarter over the last decade. In one of two reports released, The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) found that in the ...

Maintain my identity – let me do the things I can do.” Consistent and knowledgeable staff improves my wellbeing and makes me feel safe.” I want to live a meaningful life with activities that suit my declining abilities and maintain ...