The Australian National Maritime Museum, in Sydney, is running a storytelling program for people with dementia and their carers to foster connections. Seaside Stories: Dementia and Reminiscence is a themed, hands-on story-sharing program where participants can touch and hold museum ...
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“Stop and smell the roses”: Photo Walk addresses mental health
A 'Photo Walk' project for older Australians conducted by the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in September found walking and socialising improved their mental and physical health. Picture taken by a Photo Walk participant. Picture: Supplied / UniSC The ...
More »New study reveals concerning prescriptions for dementia patients
A new study by Monash University found that vulnerable patient groups, such as those with dementia and patients over 85, are more likely to be prescribed older anti-seizure medications after an ischaemic stroke. Ischaemic strokes are the most common, making ...
More »Taking stock of risks for World Alzheimer’s Day
Thursday 21 marks World Alzheimer's Day - an international day to support those living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia driven by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) along with many other bodies globally. This year's theme is 'Never too early, never too ...
More »Dementia care revolution: Tamar Krebs’ rementia approach
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 ...
More »Dementia ‘ripple effect’: reason one runner did the Sydney Marathon
With the temperature hitting 32 degrees, 17,000 people took to the city's streets on Sunday to run 42.195km in the Sydney Marathon, including one eager 20-year-old from Wollongong, who set her mind to raising money for Dementia Australia. Participants ran ...
More »Dementia and voting in the Voice referendum
Dementia Australia (DA) is asking the families, carers and doctors of those living with dementia to start the conversation about voting in the upcoming referendum. DA chief Maree McCabe AM said each family should make a decision depending on their ...
More »Police wait on crucial report that will reveal how 95-year-old Clare Nowland died
Police are waiting on a crucial report that will reveal the cause of death for Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old woman who died days after she was allegedly tasered by a police officer. Senior constable Kristian James White had previously appeared ...
More »What is ‘sundowning’ and why does it happen with dementia?
Steve Macfarlane, Monash University The term “sundowning” is sometimes used to describe a tendency for people living with dementia to become more confused in the late afternoon and into the night. At the outset, I should emphasise the term “sundowning” ...
More »Calls for better dementia education after older woman’s death
Better management and training for dementia has been called for following the death of an older woman in a dementia ward. In July of this year, Joan Hobbs died after being beaten to death by a fellow resident with dementia. ...
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