Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over, according to a new report from [...]
Dementia impacts nearly half a million Australians and the number is expected to double in the next 25 years. The theme for this year’s Dementia [...]
Care programs aimed at improving quality of life for older people with dementia in Australian residential aged care facilities (RACF) are limited. Generally, few interventions [...]
The Australian Bureau of Statistics1 reports that in 2018 there were 219,000 Australians with dementia – of which 43% experienced chronic pain that may have [...]
An innovative new program is aiming to help an estimated 60,000 Australians diagnosed with dementia each year better understand the next steps and find their [...]
More than two thirds of people living with dementia expect to face some form of discrimination, new research conducted by Dementia Australia has revealed. Released [...]
The number of Australians living with dementia, the second leading cause of death in the country, is continuing to rise, according to a new report [...]
The Royal Commission identified dementia as a core focus of the reform of Australia’s aged care system. Yet, people living with the condition remain in [...]
The Older Persons COVID-19 Support Line, established to provide information and support to senior Australians, their families and carers during the pandemic, has been extended [...]
