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Early diagnosis key to dementia planning As the prevalence of this disease grows, so does the impact and the cost to the broader community. Even small changes to the way people understand it may make a difference. Share Entering a toilet door marked with the signage commonly understood to be male (in trousers) and female (in a skirt), but not quite knowing whether it was the right choice can be embarrassing. Could the figure be a man in a skirt or a woman with trousers? Cues on the other side of the door generally alert you to the mistake. But what if you no longer recognise the crude but oft...

Normal text size Very large text size Natalie Ive was in her 40s when she started forgetting the names of children in her kindergarten class. She loved being a teacher and quickly developed workarounds, such as checking the roll or a child’s name on a painting to prompt her memory. But her family was noticing changes too. She had to consult recipes to make meals she once cooked effortlessly. Sometimes her children helped her cross the road because she couldn’t work out how far away the cars were. One day her daughters went to the movies. “I just lost where I was,” Ive says...

‘It doesn’t define me’: What is it like to live with dementia? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss ‘It doesn’t define me’: What is it like to live with dementia? Every three seconds, someone in the world develops a form of dementia. So why is it so poorly understood? Normal text size Very large text size Natalie Ive was in her 40s when she started forgetting the names of children in her kindergarten class. She loved being a teacher and quickly developed workarounds, such as checking the roll or a child’s n...

Dementia Australia welcomes the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety's Final Report: Care, Dignity and Respect. Since September 2018,...

The release of the final report by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is due to be handed to the federal government on 26 February...