Imagine having to wait until your elderly mother became severely injured and hospitalised before being able to get her the care she needed. For Catherine McKnight and her family, imagining this scenario isn’t possible. She lived it.
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The number of people living with dementia in Australia is expected to surge 94 per cent in the next 30 years.
Dementia Australia estimates more than 421,000 people are currently living with dementia. Without a medical breakthrough, they project this figure to increase to more than 812,500 by 2054.
The Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute is searching for participants for a six-month study into the cognitive benefits of…
He lived in the same house for over 40 years, but couldn’t remember what street it was on. His wife…
There are a number of misconceptions surrounding dementia and that’s partly because people don’t want to discuss a set of…