Strategies for Creating Joy, Purpose, and Meaning for you and your loved one living with dementia. Are you caring for someone living with dementia? Have you wondered how the holiday season will play out, and how the stress and changes in routine will affect you both? Many people consider the holidays one of the most stressful times of the year.
What is carer fatigue?
When we talk about someone living with a diagnosis of dementia, we’re talking about two people, the person with the diagnosis of dementia and the person supporting them.
Q&A: Tamar Krebs, Founder of Group Homes Australia answers your questions about dementia
Getting a diagnosis of dementia is never easy. Both for the person getting the diagnosis, and their support network. Everyone's journey with dementia will be different. Tamar Krebs, Founder of Group Homes Australia answered some questions she's been asked about...
12th annual National Dementia & Aged Care Reform Conference
Image: Tamar Krebs, Group Homes Australia In 2021, the 12th annual National Dementia & Aged Care Reform Conference will provide a critical national platform to de-brief on the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety as well as the...
It’s up to everyone to bring about change.
Dementia Australia have released a research report named ‘Discrimination and dementia- Enough is enough’. The report has identified that 65% of people surveyed who live with dementia and 58% of those who feel at risk of dementia believe discrimination towards people...
Learning started with hating school!
"At home, I discovered new and amazing things about the world. At school, I spent hours copying 'boring' information into my books. The boredom was awful, but the unfairness I observed was worse. Kids like me – the ones with good memories and fluent English - got lots...