New research has found that living in "greener" neighbourhoods with lower crime rates is associated with having fewer modifiable dementia risk factors. Led by Monash University, the study investigated neighbourhood characteristics associated with dementia risk and cognition. The study found ...

A new program is aiming to deter stigma about dementia for Chinese Australians in hopes of reaching out to get an early diagnosis. A team of researchers from the University of Sydney (USYD) have launched a simplified Chinese website Face ...

A new study has found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia. Researchers from the University of Queensland also found that every episode of delirium increased the chance of developing dementia by 20 per ...

New data reveals the number of people living with dementia is expected to nearly double by 2054. Research by Dementia Australia revealed that dementia rates will increase by 93 per cent by 2054. Chief of Dementia Australia Maree McCabe said ...

New research has found that immigrants originally from non-English speaking countries who are living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared to their non-immigrant counterparts, who were more likely to present with hallucinations and delusions. ...

The NSW Senior Constable responsible for the alleged taser death of a 95-year-old aged care resident has been deemed a flight risk and ordered to hand over his passport. Senior Constable Kristian James Samuel White had his charges upgraded to ...

A police officer who allegedly recklessly tasered a 95-year-old woman in her aged care home has had his charge upgraded to manslaughter. Clare Nowland was suffering an episode when she was allegedly tasered in a Cooma nursing home by Senior Constable Kristian White ...

A new study has found enhancing or maintaining deep sleep in older years could prevent dementia. Led by Associate Professor Matthew Pase from Monash University, the study discovered that a yearly reduction of as little as one per cent in ...

NSW Police is trying to stop Clare Nowland’s daughter from watching “confronting” police bodycam footage of the moment her mother was tasered as part of a civil case the family has brought against the state. Mrs Nowland died in hospital ...

New research has found that aged care staff need to be 'in the moment' for residents with dementia to have quality care. However, this kind of meaningful engagement is challenging due to staff shortages, workforce demands, and time constraints. The ...