A recent study has revealed a potential link between Covid-19 and neurological symptoms, such as brain fog, and has raised concerns about the long-term consequences for older people. Research conducted by scientists at Macquarie University uncovered that the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

Every patient is different; whenever one presents a particularly troublesome problem, meeting it with the specified precautions is critical.  The way patients who present special difficulties are managed needs to be individualised, even with all the competing demands on nurses’ time, ...

The key to identifying patients predisposed to dementia could be held by district nurses visiting the elderly, says a senior researcher with the Royal District Nursing Service. A new Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) trial, now under way in Melbourne, ...

There is little research into how people with cognitive impairment are assessed, treated or supported during their visit to the ED More needs to be done to improve the care that older adults with cognitive impairment, including dementia and delirium ...