Dementia
The dementia facility disguised as a village
Many people with severe dementia spend their last months and years in a hospital environment which bears little connection to the lives they used to lead. But at a specially designed village near… Audio, Gallery
Preventing dementia
Dementia researchers are looking for people with mild cognitive impairment for a longitudinal study to explore how Alzheimer's Disease develops from early stages of memory loss. Audio
Search for early signals of dementia with Parkinson's disease
Brain imaging scientist Tracy Melzer is using MRI scans to look for changes in the brain that could predict if a person with Parkinson's Disease will develop dementia. Audio
Dementia 'huge challenge' for New Zealand
Professor Graham Stokes says the number of people in this country with dementia will more than treble in the next three decades. He spoke to RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown. Audio
Communities key to dementia care - expert
Community support will become increasingly important as the number of dementia sufferers trebles in the next three decades, a global dementia expert says. Audio
Could Alzheimers disease be preventable?
Alzheimers Disease and other forms of dementia may not be an inevitable part of ageing but preventable with some simple lifestyle changes, according to Oxford University emeritus professor David… Audio
Virtual Dementia Tour
P. K. Beville has been working with dementia patients for more than 30 years and is trying to transform the way they are cared for and treated with her virtual dementia tour. So far it's been… Audio
Unlocking memories in people with dementia
A new programme is helping unlock memories in people with dementia and give them more social connection. There are currently just over 53,500 people with dementia in New Zealand. Annabel Grant from… Audio
Chances of dementia
Geriatric specialist Dr Martin Connolly joins the Panel to discuss if it's possible to predict the instances of those suffering from dementia in the future. Audio
Stuart Young and Cindy Diver - Verbatim Theatre
Verbatim Theatre interviews people about their experience, then actors plug in little headsets and act out these interviews. Dunedin's Talking House Collective used the strategy in Hush: a play about… Audio
Dementia cases expected to triple
A global study predicts numbers of people with dementia will nearly triple by 2050, prompting calls for NZ to develop a care plan.
Dementia care
Professor June Andrews of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling is the author of 'Dementia: The One-Stop Guide: Practical advice for families, professionals, and… Audio
Japan
Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi resides in Tokyo and works for the Japanese Science and Technology Agency, pop. 126,434,964 (est. 2014). Caring concerns for a growing number of… Audio
Better dementia care
Nicci Gerrard of John's Campaign is fighting for better dementia care in UK hospitals inspired by her late father's experiences. Audio
Could your heart be killing you?
Neurobiologist Professor Jonathan Stone from Sydney University says the billions of beats your heart makes over your lifetime damage your brain, and are a major cause of dementia. Audio
Sensory gardens for people with dementia
Andrew Fisher Tomlin is a horticultural consultant and three times UK gardener of the year. One of his passions is designing sensory gardens. He says gardening is a powerful resource for the visually… Audio
Elderly man with dementia wanders streets in DHB failure
Inadequate hospital checks are being blamed for an elderly man with dementia walking out of hospital and wandering west Auckland streets for hours. Audio
Naked Science
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith; two exciting bits of research that explain how we learn things, and how we can keep our brains youthful. Audio
Call for new approach for dementia, aged residential care
An international expert on end-of-life care says major changes are needed in the way those with dementia are cared for in resthomes. Audio
Margaret Lock: dementia and aging
Professor Emerita in Social Studies in Medicine at McGill University in Montreal and author of The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging. Audio