What started with three residents has grown into a big home offering specialised care, community and dignity for people living with dementia. Inside Resthill Memory Care’s mission to redefine dementia support | Rekord
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A humorous piece about Dementia by Daniela Russo – published on LinkedIn So imagine this: an ancient world. No MRI. No PET scan. No OT. No speech therapist. Not even a brain emoji. Someone sees a person struggling with...
September 17, 2025 Having a strong sense of purpose in life may help protect the ageing brain, according to a new report. The study found that people who reported a higher sense of purpose in their lives were about...
Aggression in dementia is a common and complex issue characterised by physical or verbal actions directed towards others or objects, often stemming from the individual’s cognitive and behavioural changes. It can be a challenging symptom for caregivers to manage and requires...
Expand, expand, grow your business. This is typically what “business experts” tell small business owners. You have to expand, you have to grow your business. Our kitchen, serving 32 plus people, was situated in our Burkei home, which was...
By Hayley O’Neill | April 22nd, 2024 Intermittent fasting has become a popular dietary approach to help people lose or manage their weight. What’s its relationship to brain health? Bond University health science and medicine assistant professor Hayley O’Neill...
Introduction As society ages and life expectancy continues to rise, the issue of elderly abuse has become a growing concern. Elderly abuse refers to any form of mistreatment or neglect that occurs to individuals aged 60 and above, often...
A big part of what I do at Resthill is research. Research in what is best practices for memory care facilities, how can we improve our services, how can we up-scale our kitchen, where to buy linen, green cleaning...
Did you watch Downton Abbey? Can you remember the hustle and bustle in preparation for any function, Christmas, weddings, birthdays? Everyone was running around, up and down the stairs, flowers here, decorations there, more tables, moved the furniture. It...
Last week we completed this year’s intensive In-Service Training. All our caregivers as well as the laundry and kitchen staff were involved. Once a month, on a Thursday morning at 07h00, winter and summer, they arrived for four hours...