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Aged Care, Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Learning - Topics, Mental Health
Dementia in seniors in Australia report as of September 2021
Nina Alvarez Sep 21, 2021

The Dementia in Australia 2021 report is the first of its kind in almost 10 years. Prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,

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dementia
Aged Care, Healthcare
The world is failing to address the dementia challenge
Lourdes Antenor Sep 3, 2021

Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the WHO’s

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Innovative
Aged Care, Healthcare
Innovative researchers encouraged to find breakthroughs in dementia
Healthcare Channel Jul 29, 2021

Innovative Experts and talented emerging researchers have an opportunity to access almost $4.8 million in funding for Project Grants, Fellowships and Innovation Grants through the

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air quality
Aged Care, Healthcare
Multiple studies suggest improving air quality lowers dementia risk
Lourdes Antenor Jul 27, 2021

Improving air quality may improve cognitive function and reduce dementia risk, according to several studies reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2021 in

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proteins
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Proteins that predict future dementia, Alzheimer’s risk, identified
Lourdes Antenor May 27, 2021

The development of dementia, often from Alzheimer’s disease, late in life is associated with abnormal blood levels of dozens of proteins up to five years

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dementia
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare News
Fewer deaths among Australians with dementia during first 10 months of COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare Channel Apr 26, 2021

The age-standardized death rate of Australians with dementia fell during the first 10 months of 2020, probably as a result of measures designed to prevent

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care
Aged Care, Healthcare News
National peak body for Dementia care calls for a better response
Lourdes Antenor Mar 18, 2021

People living with dementia have yet to hear from the Federal Government that dementia will be a core focus of the reform of the aged

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Hospitals
My Grandma has Dementia: helping kids understand the disease
Lourdes Antenor Feb 22, 2021

Dementia is a syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive nature – in which there is deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to

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Healthcare
10 Tips: Caring for someone with Dementia
Healthcare Channel Community Lead Jul 24, 2020

We aren’t born knowing how to communicate with a person with dementia—but we can learn. Improving your communication skills will help make caregiving less stressful

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music
Aged Care, Healthcare, Learning - Topics
Music: 4 powerful ways on how it helps older people with Dementia
Sam Smith May 26, 2020

Neuroscientists have carried out extensive research into how music affects the neural pathways and connections in our brains and how listening to music can provide

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Non-Invasive Method to Predict Dementia
Aged Care, Aged Care, Healthcare, Learning - Topics
Non-Invasive Method to Predict Dementia Developed by Scientists
Healthcare Channel May 25, 2020

Routine visits and data gathered by doctors will now be enough to accurately predict a person’s risk of devleoping Dementia and its related diseases. A

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Aged Care, Customer Experience, Healthcare, Learning - Function, Learning - Topics, Science and Technology
Shoes with GPS Insole Lets You Track Patients with Dementia
Healthcare Channel May 21, 2020

We all know it’s challenging to worry for somebody with Alzheimer’s or dementia. In fact, you’ll be able to consider it a full-time job already.

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