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Dementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts funding

Exclusive: FoI documents show senior health officials were warned of concerns about assessment tool weeks after it launched

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‘Catastrophic’ fears: health staff made lists of concerning cases days after Australia’s aged care funding tool launch

Exclusive: Documents reveal assessors’ grave fears if client needs are underestimated by tool that can’t be overridden

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Are you an Australian living with dementia? We’d like to hear from you

Tell us about your experience and what supports and awareness are needed for our new series

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Restoring dignity: how one daughter loves the mother who forgets her

How to reduce your dementia risk by standing on one leg today.

Newcastle Herald

How one daughter loves the mother who forgets her

'I see little glimpses of her,' Chrissy's daughter says.

The Canberra Times

We walked for him: son's tribute inspires huge fundraising effort

The city united to raise funds for a devastating disease this morning.

Newcastle Herald

The medical myth Nathan wants to bust about dementia

A mother's struggle inspired his medical research.

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Number of young Australians with dementia set to soar

People living with young onset dementia is expected to rise by 40 per cent over the next three decades, with advocates warning greater investment is needed.

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‘I could never, ever not care for her’: how do carers know when to stop caring for those they love?

About half of people looking after someone with dementia are doing it alone. Many of them are ageing and starting to need care themselves. It is an act of love and duty – but it can be precarious

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Call for action to stop dementia cases doubling

Dementia is not a normal part of ageing and is the nation's most pressing public health issue but rates will double without urgent action, advocates say.

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Action needed as Australia's dementia deaths surge

Dementia Australia says urgent preventative action is needed to tackle the incurable disease, the second-highest cause of death in the nation in 2023.

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How do you best choose an Australian aged care facility and what do the star ratings mean?

Experts have questioned why so few homes are rated substandard, given the commission found one in three residents experience neglect, abuse or poor care

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This Barbie forgot Ken, but he will always remember her

'They were pretty much inseparable.'

The Canberra Times

Warning as deadly rates of dementia expected to soar

Dementia could overtake heart disease as Australia's leading cause of death, with rates of the condition expected to almost double by 2054.

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'Inhumane treatment': Dementia patient tied up for five days at John Hunter

'He was humiliated and degraded.'

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Dementia advocates call for better funding, training for aged care workers after death of Clare Nowland

Bobby Redman was still working as a psychologist when she first noticed her symptoms. She put it down to being overworked and run down, but tests showed she had dementia.

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Health professionals question whether national aged care and dementia regulations have gone too far

Some health professionals say a national crackdown on chemical and physical restraints in aged care is limiting access to appropriate care for dementia patients.

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Power of memories resonates with those living with dementia

'It's always good to go. It's definitely a positive thing.'

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Dementia Australia calls for five-year funding commitment ahead of federal budget release

Dementia Australia says a growing number of people with dementia, which is soon expected to become the country's leading cause of death, means more funding and government support is needed.

Newcastle Herald

'She questioned whether she did right by us': memory walk on Sunday

"It's my way of still spending time with my mum."

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New 60-bed aged care facility in the NT will not meet growing demand, advocates say

The Northern Territory is set to get 60 new aged-care beds, but advocates say it will not meet the growing demand.

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Communities seek their own innovative dementia facilities in absence of adequate services

After caring for her husband for 15 years, Cherry Servis says she doesn't want others to go through what she went through.

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Dementia overtakes coronary heart disease as leading cause of premature death in older Australians

Dementia overtakes coronary heart disease as the leading cause of burden of disease and premature death in older Australians.

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Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia almost a year after aphasia diagnosis. What are the conditions and how are they related?

After being diagnosed with aphasia last year, actor Bruce Willis has received a more-specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, his family confirms. So does aphasia lead to dementia? Let's breakdown the two conditions.

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Should we move our loved one with dementia into a nursing home? 6 things to consider when making this tough decision

Almost 400,000 Australians are living with dementia. A million or more family members and friends care for and support them. About two-thirds of people with dementia live in the community.

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