I Watched My Mum Succumb to Dementia. Will It Come for Me, Too?

I watched my Mum succumb to dementia. Will it come for me, too?

After witnessing my mum's cognitive decline and with dementia now the leading cause of death for Australian women, I can't help but wonder: Will I be among them?

Still waiting: the human cost of delay in aged care assessments

When Meghan Hird submitted a referral to My Aged Care for her father in September last year, she never imagined they would still be waiting 10 months later. In that time, her father’s Alzheimer’s has progressed from early signs to mid-stage...