New package helps put perspective on hospital stays for people living with dementia
Hospital staff across the nation are now able to put themselves in the shoes of their patients living with dementia, …
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Gaming to play a part in improving the lives of people with Parkinson’s
A revolutionary new trial of a gaming system is aiming to improve the lives of people living with Parkinson’s disea… -
Government invests in NSW and TAS mental health
Older Australians are expected to be among those to benefit from a record spend on mental health that has been announ… -
Home care provider calls interactive workshop a leap in the right direction for dementia care
A new three-hour virtual reality workshop has been introduced to South Australia for the first time, allowing carers … -
New national network ‘needed’ to win race against dementia
The nation’s quest to find cures, prevent and better manage dementia is set to be turbocharged with the launch of t… -
Minister makes it clear at conference: dementia is a national focus
A global gathering focusing on tackling the ongoing and growing issue of dementia has proven the perfect setting for … -
Federal, State and Territory politicians encouraged to become Dementia Friends
A social movement aiming to transform the way the nations thinks, acts and talks about dementia has been given the vo… -
Program focuses on videoconferencing to better care for carers
The isolation and lack of support felt by Australian carers supporting loved ones living with dementia in rural and r… -
Ballarat leads the way with first dementia friendly bush trail
Members of the Ballarat community living with dementia will soon be able to see, smell, touch and hear nature all tha… -
Research hopes to help with avoidable hospital admissions for people with dementia
Preventing avoidable hospital admissions for people living with dementia will be under the microscope as a new resear… -
Nation’s first people at heart of new dementia research project grants
Five ground-breaking research projects targeting the high rate of dementia in some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islan… -
Seniors show they have mixed views on aged care at home
The opinions and experiences of home care recipients have been researched, revealed and will soon be reviewed as part… -
What does a person with dementia look like?
SPONSORED STORY - For more than 425,000 Australians living with dementia symptoms, ranging from memory loss, confusio… -
Dementia research takes a right turn
The national and international efforts surrounding dementia research have taken a step up, following successful new s… -
Microtown offers ‘NewDirection’ in aged care
An alternative aged care model with a focus on wellness, “revolutionary non-institutionalised schedules, services a… -
Funding for dementia continues to drive focus
Three new projects and causes have shared in more than $1.2 million in funding as part of the federal government’s … -
Better brain health just a hop, skip and some simple habits away
With the numbers of those living with dementia in Australia on the increase and researchers still working towards cur… -
Primary school program helps create dementia-friendly communities
A new intergenerational education program is helping to break through the barriers of dementia to create dementia-fr… -
Dementia courses continue to support communities
Empowering local communities, carers and individuals living with dementia is all part of a series of free courses and… -
Blood test bringing hope to those at risk of Alzheimer’s
Extensive international collaboration is behind an exciting new breakthrough into the identification of Alzheimer’s… -
Sleep apnea flagged as potential trigger for Alzheimer’s
A clinical study of patients with sleep apnea has been initiated by researchers at the University of Queensland’s Q…
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