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Meet Ron Sinclair

Meet Ron Sinclair

Ron has been involved in advocating for Australians impacted by dementia for over 20 years.  He was the inaugural chair of the first national consumer advisory committee, and the consumer dementia research network established in 2010. Both Ron’s parents passed away...

Alzheimer’s WA

Alzheimer’s WA

Alzheimer’s WA advocates, educates, supports and engages people living with all types of dementia. As the dementia experts, Alzheimer’s WA works with those living with dementia and the organisations that care and support them, to have the greatest beneficial impact on...

Meet Eileen Taylor

Meet Eileen Taylor

Eileen Taylor is a wife of fifty years, a mother to two sons and a toy poodle, and a grandmother to five. Eileen was a counsellor before she retired shortly after learning, at aged 59 years, that she has the gene for Alzheimer’s disease. Eileen describes living with...

Low scam awareness in older adults related to dementia

Low scam awareness in older adults related to dementia

Do you usually listen to what telemarketers have to say?  Do you believe that if something sounds too good to be true, that it usually is? These were two of five questions presented to 935 dementia-free 76-86 year old research participants living in Chicago, and then...

Australian dementia rates have dropped

Australian dementia rates have dropped

Dementia rates among older Australians accessing home or long-term care services are declining according to a large-scale evaluation undertaken by the SAHMRI-based Registry of Older South Australians. Using the largest sample of people accessing aged care services in...