Binge Drinking Effects and How to Stop by Addiction Group

Medicated and Motivated – NOT!!!!!! Questioning the abusive practice of chemical restraint by Leah Bisiani MHLthSc., RN1., Dementia Consultant

Reprinted with kind permission Elder abuse is one of the vilest indicators of ageist discrimination within our current civilization. Whilst the concealed ignominy of elder abuse has grown in visibility, it remains an area that is poorly examined and rarely resolved. Chemical restraint, one of the manifestations of elder abuse

June 30, 2018 No Comments

Young Onset Dementia (YOD)

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about younger people with dementia (YOD) Young onset dementia, also known as early onset dementia, is a term used to describe any of the neurocognitive disorders (dementias) diagnosed in someone under the age of 65 years. Due to the population increase

October 12, 2017 No Comments

The Final Stage of Dementia

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about caring for someone in the final stage of dementia Research indicates, that following diagnosis, the average life expectancy of a person living with dementia is approximately five to ten years depending on the type and severity of the dementia. Over time,

October 18, 2017 No Comments

Mental Health

Attachment Disorders in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsWiHXFzHpQ[/embedyt] All human beings, from the moment we are born, until the day we die, need love and a sense of belonging, of attachment, of safety, and the need to be valued and supported. So, imagine what it is like for an infant or young child who does not

September 2, 2019 26 Comments

Dementia and Driving

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about driving when you have dementia Driving is a complex activity involving many regions of the brain working simultaneously. Due to the progression of brain damage, the person with dementia gradually loses the ability to drive safely, and recent studies reveal that

October 29, 2017 No Comments

Simon Says with Simon Buckden and Tracey Maxfield

https://anchor.fm/simonsaysgb/episodes/Interview-with-Tracey-Maxfield-Author-of-Escaping-the-Rabbit-Hole-e1csih/a-a37v02

May 25, 2018 No Comments

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