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Dementia cases have doubled over the past 25 years, creating a huge health burden; a University of Melbourne expert says we all need to act on new health advice
AN Australian-first initiative to increase support for dementia carers has started in Horsham.
The city is one of 12 locations across Victoria, South Australia and NSW involved in the Virtual Dementia Friendly Rural Communities project, known as Verily Connect.
The program uses a smartphone app, website and videoconferencing to help connect people caring for those with memory loss and dementia. The aim is for this online support community to help reduce challenges such as distance and isolation.
To complement the online technology, trained volunteers in each location will provide support.
With an ageing population, dementia is becoming more and more prevalent. But what does dementia actually do to the brain to cause changes in behaviour?
Misdiagnosis of dementia among Māori is the focus of a three-year field study by Dr. Margaret Dudley, with the aim of developing more effective assessment tools and care for Māori.
So, what does dementia look like in the lives of everyday Māori?
One whānau shares their story of coping and caring for their mother with early onset dementia, and we visit a care unit using te reo, whakpapapa and waiata to enhance the well-being of Māori with dementia.
Because of their sedative effect, antipsychotic medications are often used – in fact they are over-used – to "manage" people with dementia. This is against clinical guidelines.
I was 58 when I learned I had early-onset Alzheimer’s. For two years, I had been experiencing short-term memory loss. I sometimes had difficulty finding the simplest of words — I once forgot the word “and” in a meeting — and I’d been struggling to concentrate. While the diagnosis made sense to me, it was devastating.
Still, I hadn’t expected it would sound a death knell for my employment. I had new challenges, but I was still a capable employee who brought, I believed, a lot to the table. Besides, I worked for a health system that prided itself on understanding a patient’s needs. But here it was forgetting to extend the same compassion to an employee.
"Photographic Treatment" offers dementia patients and their loved ones a new way to connect through photographs. The book series brings levity and humor to the often bleak conversation surrounding dementia.
People with dementia can become agitated or distressed when the temperature isn't right, but some aged-care facilities aren't designed or operated to keep them comfortable.
Dementia is a global health problem, placing pressure upon health and social care systems and budgets and drastically changing the lives of families of those affected. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates there are currently 35.6 million people living with dementia, a number that will triple by 2050 (WHO, 2012).
This course will help you to address the global challenge of dementia. It has a strong focus on integrative collaborations and partnerships as a way to reduce barriers between services and to provide seamless care for people living with dementia.
The course will build as a narrative through six modules, each one using what has been taken from the previous modules. Each will be badged separately and an E-Certificate for successful completion to a standard will be awarded.
As the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia rises, health professionals grapple with how to talk to patients about gun safety at home.
The power of music on memory is well-known: music is an incredibly powerful and emotive tool that conjures up memories good and sad for many people, regardless of their age and memory. For people with dementia, music can have the incredible ability to take them back to yesteryear and to create powerful reactions - find out about our new music program
Understand the needs of people with dementia, and their families, and how to provide them with better quality end-of-life care. Join UEA's online course.
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