May 8, 2025 | Behaviour & Emotions, Understanding Dementia
If your loved one with dementia seems more anxious, restless, or confused in the late afternoon or early evening, you’re not alone. This is known as sundowning and while it can be tough to deal with, there are things you can try to help. What is Sundowning? Sundowning...
Apr 18, 2025 | Everyday Care, Understanding Dementia
Whether it’s Easter or Christmas, holiday seasons can be stressful. Busy environments and a change of routine can be distressing for your loved one and then there’s the temptation to overindulge. Christina Collison has some useful tips on managing stress levels....
Nov 14, 2024 | News, Understanding Dementia
Do you worry about your loved one’s safety and well-being when they go out? MedicAlert’s medical ID can help identify them and keep them safe while offering you peace of mind. When it comes to dementia care, you want to do the right thing for your loved one. While you...
Jul 18, 2023 | News, Understanding Dementia
Alzheimer’s treatment significantly slows disease progression by 35% and Re:Cognition Health Proud to Deliver Donanemab Clinical Trial Re:Cognition Health, a pioneering brain and mind clinic specialising in the delivery of clinical trials, is thrilled by the promising...
Jun 2, 2023 | News, Understanding Dementia
Do you care for a loved one living alone and worry about the person wandering and getting lost? A new Safe and Found program from MedicAlert could put your mind at rest. There are so many challenges when caring for a person with dementia. If your loved one lives alone...
May 19, 2023 | Understanding Dementia
Our Founder and Editor Christina Neal writes about the day she realised her mum’s forgetfulness and confusion were signs of dementia When my mum was diagnosed with dementia, I knew very little about the disease and had only associated it with memory loss, which is...
