One of the major challenges in caring for a loved one with dementia can be coping with the troubling behaviour and personality changes that often occur. It’s important to remember that the person...

There comes a time in everyone’s life when they are no longer able to care for themselves and easily perform normal, everyday tasks. This is often the result of an incapacity of some kind and makes...

Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that affects the memory, thinking and behaviour of the individual. Dementia often refers to the broader term for conditions that negatively affect a...

The early stage of dementia refers to people who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, or even prior to a diagnosis, and are in the beginning stages of the disease. The initial diagnosis can come...

As dementia affects the brain, your loved one with the condition can go through changes in their behaviour and emotional needs. Meeting these emotional needs might not be as simple for those closest...

Visiting your loved ones who are living with dementia, especially in a long term dementia care facility, can elicit a variety of emotions. It can be a very rewarding and joyful experience, or it may...

Generally, when people think of the Montessori method of education, they think of an approach used for small children. However, when dementia therapists incorporate activities based on the...

After discovering a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia, it’s normal to not know how to approach future communication. You might worry that what’s the point when they don’t even remember you...

People with dementia and Alzheimer’s require specialised care. Whilst there are many nursing homes, retirement villages and frail care options available for seniors, people living with memory loss...