Managing changing behaviour in dementia

Managing changing behaviour in dementia

Dementia is a range of symptoms that affect a person’s ability to think, behave and perform every day tasks (fightdementia.org, 2005). According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012), in 2011, nearly 1 in 10 of people aged over 65 and 3 in 10 of...
EMOTIONAL RECALL IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

EMOTIONAL RECALL IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

In a previous blog, we discussed the impact of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia.   As the cause and development of AD is poorly understood, there is currently no cure or definitive preventative measures for the progression of the...