Living with dementia in Brisbane can be challenging, small-ish city, spread out services, heat and humidity, trawling the internet, trying to evaluate what’s right for me – yep, this can be a daunting task. There’s also lot of options when it comes to therapy for dementia and being clear on what’s right for you, well […]
Occupational therapy is a form of healthcare that helps people improve their ability to perform everyday tasks and participate in activities they enjoy. It applies practical techniques such as task modifications, exercises, adaptive equipment, and environmental work and home modifications to help individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses gain greater independence and improved quality of
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If you’re sleeping with one eye open, being vigilant at all hours for the tell tale signs and feeling at a tipping point because your loved ones’ dementia behaviours are challenging you, you’re are not alone. That’s why this article is designed to help: Shares an individualised or personalised approach to cope with dementia behaviours
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MEMORY LOSS AND DRIVING Missed a traffic signal, speeding or too slow, disoriented in familiar places or a decline in overall driving confidence are possible warning signs of unsafe driving. Whether you or a loved one has had a health change like a stroke, brain injury or a diagnosis of memory loss like dementia, it
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Dementia In Australia Is This The Way Forward? Dementia in Australia is now the third-leading cause of disease burden. It’s expected anywhere 368, 200 to 472,000 Australians are living with dementia. I recently wrote an article on LinkedIn after reviewing the data within the report. The article explores Service utilization within the Medicare Benefits Schedule.
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Think your parent has dementia? If you’re worried about your mum or dad’s cognitive decline and are trying to figure out how to talk to your parent about their potential dementia signs – well, it can be an emotional minefield ( for both people). It doesn’t need to be this way and we’d like to
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How To Improve Dementia Care Management; Let’s Start With The Care Givers At the time of writing this post, the Australian Government has announced a Royal Commission into Aged Care, no matter where you see this announcement politically, it represents an opportunity to improve dementia care management. For many people living with dementia, they don’t
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Alzheimer’s Disease vs Dementia: What’s The Difference? Is there really anything different, what should your know about Alzheimer’s Disease Vs Dementia? The terms “Alzheimer’s Disease” and “dementia” are often used interchangeably. But the truth is that while there are some similarities, the terms can refer to different conditions and symptoms. Up front, Dementia is
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The “MIND” diet for Alzheimer’s prevention offers new insight into the disease management. Did you know that the foods you eat may have an impact on your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease? “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ― Hippocrates Evidence found in a study published in the journal “Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of
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What Exercises Can Help People Living With Dementia A research partnership has found how integrating physical, emotional and cognitive health program can help people living with dementia. It’s unknown whether holistic exercise for people with dementia could have psychological and physical benefits, as there is a lack of research on the experience of this type
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