Wrapped in crocheted hats, a blanket, and dressed for the season, these life-like baby dolls provide residents suffering from dementia and ... "We have patients who do not speak and they'll ...
Hallucinations or delusions may also occur, where a person hears a baby crying or fears ... an aged care nurse mistreating a dementia patient’s therapy doll highlights the importance of ...
An unlikely source of therapy for residents living with dementia has brought a tear to the eye of care home staff. From a people smuggler caught after 28 years on the run, to a burglar found the ...
He’s 39 now, and he and 33-year-old wife Rosie (a former glamour model), have four children: two girls – Indie, six, and ...
Long-term care homes in Ontario must have sprinkler systems installed by the end of this year and at least two announce they ...
In a group of people over 60 at risk for heart disease, drinking one-half to one ... such as high blood pressure and vascular dementia, as well as liver problems and certain cancers.” ...
She's a diligent, dedicated senior midwife who will do what it takes to protect and serve her patients ... is now retired and feeling the effects of dementia. Sister Monica Joan continues to ...
Doll therapy for Alzheimer’s is a non-pharmacological approach that uses lifelike dolls to comfort people with dementia, reduce anxiety, and evoke positive emotions. Alzheimer’s disease and ...
China aims to have a sweeping action plan for dementia in place by 2030, encompassing all aspects of the disease, from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation ...
IT’S CALLED THE HAPPINESS PROGRAM, AND IT’S DESIGNED TO HELP PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA. HERE TO TELL US MORE IS JILL SCHUETZ GERIATRIC CLINICAL COORDINATOR AT JUPITER MEDICAL ...
Image caption, Abi Sweet from the Alive charity says the garden helps patients engage with each other Dementia affects a little under 10% of adults, external over the age of 65. There is no cure ...