A decade ago, I undertook a research project that looked at what factors helped people positively adapt to entering an aged care facility. During this time,I came across a literature...
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Photo credited to Pxfuel: https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-jrodx Up to 70% of us will experience a psychologically traumatic event in our lives. Traumatic events are those that threaten our safety and overwhelm our...
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Picture credit to: https://pixabay.com/vectors/brain-prescription-medication-drugs-5336763/ There are 54 million people living dementia worldwide. It is projected that this number will grow to 130 million people with dementia by 2050, and there...
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A poster for the 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference 2020 From the 20th of October to the 22nd of October the 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference ‘Dementia in a changing world’ took...
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Attention has been on Covid-19 for the last few months. But for those working on the fight against dementia, and supporting people with dementia, the challenge continues. Around 50 million...
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Worldwide, families are crucial to providing care to people with dementia. Informal caregivers provide unpaid and ongoing support including personal care and more complex activities such as managing medication intake...
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Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disease, affecting more than 2% of people over 75, with estimated 7 to 10 million affected people worldwide. Although traditionally Parkinson’s disease (PD) is...
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