A person with Dementia or any Cognitive Impairment may experience severe negative impacts in a noisy environment. A recent article published by the ABC health section on Misaphonia suggests that this is a much broader problem.
The following video is a presentation on Noise. In it I take a common scenario –
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The following is reprinted from todays “The Conversation” under creative commons.
What’s happening in our bodies as we age?
Lisa Hee, CQUniversity Australia
This article is part of our series on older people’s health. It looks at the changes and processes that occur in our body as we age,
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Welcome to the new year. 2017 promises to a productive year and hopefully a good one for us all.
Any ideas and suggestions to advance our project and improve life for us all are welcome. Just e-mail us at info@southerndag.org. We’ve added two new items to our website –
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Alzheimer’s Australia is developing resources for a Dementia Friendly Communities Program. The first step has been the development of a “Community Survey”. This is intended to inform the project on desired outcomes and expectations. I ask you and every one you know to complete this survey. Pass it far and wide (It will really confuse Alzheimer’s Aust.
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According to a recent news article (published by the ABC) drugs commonly used to “treat” delirium in the aged actually worsen the condition and may increase their rates of mortality.
The full article can be found here. These findings seem to confirm a lot of anecdotal evidence and leads to the question “Why is it so?”
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Author Kate Swaffer on living beyond dementia diagnosis
The following is a link to the Sydney Morning Herald article that appeared today –
Saturday November 26th 2016
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Dementia Friendly Kiama Project won the Excellence in Community Partnerships Award at the recent National Disability Awards on Monday 7th Nov. The ward was accepted by Nick Guggisberg -Manager of Community and Cultural Development and Kiama Council Mayor Councillor Mark Honey at the awards dinner on Monday night. In accepting the award they highlighted that the award reflects the work of many people and organisations,
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Our mentor and inspiration has just been interviewed by Radio 2UE Sydney. She was interviewed by David Prior for a series on “Staying Well”. You can hear the podcast here
Well done Kate.
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A cure – not just yet. The ‘excitement’ and interest generated by national coverage of a ‘breakthrough’ needs a little tempering in the light history.
This article from the ‘Conversation’ – 15-07-2016 sheds some wider light on the topic.
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