How Seniors Can Stay In Their Homes For Longer The Baby Boomer generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) are now well into or just entering their golden years. Unlike previous generations, they’re enjoying greater independence than ever before because of better healthcare and because of the modifications they can make to their homes and […]
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What is a Neurocognitive Disorder? A New Diagnostic Language Change Means Dementia Is No More. A new diagnostic criteria for dementia have recently been published in the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, Volume 5 (DSM-5). The significant change is Dementia has been newly named major neurocognitive disorder (NCD) in the DSM-5. According to
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3 Tips for Living with Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease can make those daily tasks such as toileting, bathing, dressing, sleeping and walking much more difficult. Feels like walking up Everest. Being a progressive condition, people and their families are often challenged to adapt to the many changes and the disease brings. It’s clear living
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Do You Know the Early Signs of Dementia? Today there are over 413,000 Australians living with dementia, and that number is expected to increase to nearly 540,000 by the year 2025 (Fighting Dementia). While there is no cure for dementia to date, knowing the early signs of dementia and receiving a timely diagnosis will allow
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Managing Behaviours In Dementia: How Well Designed Activity Technology Can Help. It’s a common experience for people living with dementia in an aged care facility are likely to be under stimulated, disengaged from meaningful tasks and socially isolated. In our clinical experience through out dementia assessment services we see this occurring in the home as
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Early Dementia Diagnosis Tool: Can Walking And Talking Be A Predictor of Dementia? An new early dementia diagnosis tool offers promise to identify people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are at risk of dementia. The Gait and Brain Study involved 112 older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to walk while at the same
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Virtual Reality For Stroke Rehabilitation Virtual reality seems to be everywhere these days, most often being used as a way to demonstrate products and to play video games. You’re also likely to see more virtual reality in therapy plans for Brisbane patients’ stroke rehabilitation and recovery. Virtual Reality For Stroke Rehabilitation: What the studies are
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This Week In Therapy: How To Walk Again After Stroke (Plus More) At Occupational Therapy Brisbane, we’re sharing neurological therapy and age care advances: How to walk again after stroke: Why this gait rehabilitation robot is different, Age care training program associated with reduction in anti-psychotic medication, Drawing and Sculpture: How clinical art is tackling
Does Exercise Help Your Stroke Recovery? Being consistent with exercise may not always prevent a stroke but instead appears to predict you how well you’ll likely recover from a stroke. On the flip side, being inactive appears to contribute to poor outcomes such as more disability after a stroke. If you’re looking at ways to
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A Free Online Training Event For In Home Care Workers and Key Care Personnel: How You Can Reduce Your Client’s Falls Risks In The Home. Click here to register for the FREE Webinar. – WEBINAR CLOSED As a carer you work closely with your clients be it walking, moving from sitting to standing or in and
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