Palliative care discussions needed in dementia care
This week is Palliative Care week, and it's an important reminder about the need to plan…
Dementia
How do you identify pain in people with dementia?
When you are in pain, what do you do? Maybe go and have a lie down, take…
Dementia guidelines to help end of life decisions
Making decisions about the end of your life is hard. Making those decisions for other people…
Are SBRTs a long term solution for dementia care?
Running away, hitting, yelling.... These are all behaviours of an agitated resident with dementia, and it's…
Should we reduce dementia medication?
Dementia is a feared and tragic disease, which causes huge pain to sufferers and their families.…
INSPIRED study to evaluate dementia care models
The statistics for dementia are sobering: nearly 50% of residents in government-subsided aged care facilities have…
Humor therapy increasing well being for dementia patients
If you have had the experience of having a loved one go through the pain of…
What is the leading causes of death in Australia?
Yesterday the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the leading causes of death in Australia. Heart disease once…
How should we talk to people with Dementia?
Dementia is a brain disorder that has taken over many people's lives. Many family members often…