Category Archives: dementia
Gorleston care home named after historic Norfolk boat
Region’s new £6.9m specialist dementia home
A new care home being built in Gorleston is to be named the Lydia Eva Court. (L TO R) Colleen Walker, Lisa Utting – Care Home Manager, John Russell – Ship Manager and Karen Knight – Managing Director of NORSE Care. Picture: James Bass
The £6.9m specialist dementia home being built in Gorleston is to be called Lydia Eva Court, after the UK’s last surviving steam drifter.
The Lydia Eva, built in 1930 during the herring industry’s heyday, spends each summer moored at Hall Quay in Great Yarmouth as a floating museum, a tribute to the coast’s rich fishing history.
Yesterday, Lydia Eva supporters, dignitaries and volunteers stepped aboard the boat to celebrate her latest namesake.
Therapeutic singing sessions start at Norfolk hospital
Singing is something we can all enjoy
Heather Edwards singing on Elsing Ward.
Monday, August 12, 2013
3:47 PM
Therapeutic singing sessions have begun at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to help older patients with dementia.
The sessions are being delivered on Elsing Ward by a hospital volunteer, who is a qualified music teacher and has been specially trained in dementia awareness.
Heather Edwards is part of a local support group called “Come Singing” which provides singing groups for people of all ages living with dementia.
The music teacher, who has donated a keyboard to the ward, said: “Singing is a wonderful way for people to share emotions and memories. It’s good to encourage patients to sing along and choose songs if they are able, but even a tap of the toes or a nod of the head is a wonderful reward.”
Aromatherapy soothes people with dementia
Lemon Balm extract as a lotion
By Tele management, |
Lemon balm extract is effective in reducing symptoms of agitation in people with dementia, say researchers in the UK.
Agitation – a mixture of restlessness, anxiety and aggression – is all too common among people suffering from dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Often agitation is treated with anti-psychotic drugs, but these have severe side effects. They may, for instance, accelerate mental decline and also make the patient withdrawn.
In a new study, researchers at Newcastle General Hospital in England, have looked at the effect of lemon balm on agitation. They used either a lotion containing lemon balm or a placebo lotion to a group of 72 patients with dementia. The lotion was applied twice a day for four weeks.
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