Fred was a resident with Alzheimer’s disease living at one of our aged care homes. He was a quiet man; in fact, Fred had not spoken for years. Like many people with dementia he became agitated and upset, particularly around ...

A tool that uses facial recognition software to detect pain in the elderly and people with dementia is making its way across Australian residential aged care villages. Known as PainChek, its national rollout via Dementia Support Australia (DSA) is now underway ...

GPs and practice nurses now have access to a tailored dementia care training program that aims to reduce stigma and help empower people with dementia, their families and carers. Through the Dementia Care Training and Education Program – pioneered by ...

Report suggests lifestyle factors can have a substantial impact on prevalence.  New evidence suggests prevalence rates for dementia may not be set in stone. “There is evidence from recent studies in Europe that the age-specific rates of dementia may be ...

Butler to recommend dementia to be added to national list of health priorities. The federal government will spend almost $270 million on the care and diagnosis of dementia sufferers, but the money falls short of calls by Alzheimer's Australia for ...

Australian researchers are leading the development of a 20-minute test to identify the early stages of dementia in Parkinson’s disease patients. The test to be administered by health professionals will be able to accurately diagnose pre-clinical dementia in the about ...

A new survey has confirmed respite is an essential service for many carers, but there is much room for improvement, reports Darragh O Keeffe Almost two out of three carers of people living with dementia have no informal support and ...

Expert tells inquiry that other conditions such as depression can mimic the symptoms of dementia. Almost a third of dementia diagnoses in Australia are incorrect, a medical expert has said. A federal inquiry into early diagnosis and intervention for dementia ...

The impact of an ageing population and rising cases of dementia is being deeply felt in hospital wards across Australia. Kasia Bail and Brian Draper explain. Acute care nurses may easily overlook the care of people with dementia, focusing more ...

A new study is one of the few to examine pain in non communicative residents with dementia, writes Megan Stoyles. Enrolled nurses and personal care attendants in aged care facilities are better at recognising pain in non verbal residents with ...