How 3D food printers could improve mealtimes for people with swallowing disorders
Many people in aged care facilities have swallowing disorders and particular dietary needs.
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Bronwyn Hemsley, University of Newcastle; Abbas Kouzani,
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There’s no need to lock older people into nursing homes ‘for their own safety’
Allowing nursing home residents to come and go as they wish may not be so dangerous after all.
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Marta Woolford, Monash University and Joseph Ibrahim,
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We are constantly presented #1 with sensationalist representations of dementia. We are presented with words and phrases such as the following
The language being used to report on Dementia is the same sensational language used to report on war.
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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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Artful: Art and Dementia at the Museum Of Contemporary Art
Recently I had the pleasure of undertaking the Artful program at the MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). This program has two aspects – a research component that is conducted by the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney,
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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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Following is a short article reprinted under creative commons from “The Conversation” relevant to us all.
No more blame game: why we need to rethink what’s behind chronic disease
Garry Egger, Southern Cross University and John Dixon, Baker IDI Heart &
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The following is republished from “The Conversation” (13/12/2016) under creative commons.
To read the original article follow the link at the bottom.
Comic explainer: how memory works
Jee Hyun Kim, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
We recall thousands of events and procedures every day,
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Dennis
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It has been suggested that some of my posts may not be helping our cause, the recognition of people with dementia as people, but I would suggest if our distractors spent more time listening to Jethro Tull or even Twisted Sister the world would be a better place.
We are all individuals,
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