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Carers: As the nights start to draw in make sure there is adequate lighting around the areas of the home your loved one with #dementia uses to ensure they are oreintated as they can be. If lights are on timers make sure they are adjusted regularly ensuring adequate light.
Hey everyone! Do you work, live or visit family in residential aged care? We want to hear from you! Tell us what you think of a #dementia-friendly eyecare pathway for residential #agedcare. Your feedback helps us improve it! dementiaeyecare.org @CHFofAustralia @healthgovau
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その方は、
朝から何かがおかしかった。
でも、
バイタルは全部正常。
体温。
血圧。
脈拍。
SpO2。
どれを見ても、
異常なし。
数字だけ見れば、
たしかに大丈夫そうに見える。
介護現場では、
こういう場面がある。
でも、
毎日その人を見ている介護職員の一言。
「なんか変なんです」
「表情がいつもと違います」
看護職員に報告した。
主治医にも相談した。
返ってきた指示は、
「様子観察」
よくある流れ。
でも、
その早番の職員だけは、
そこで終わらなかった。
「やっぱり、なんか違うんですよね」
何度もそう言っていた。
この段階では、
はっきり説明できない。
熱があるわけじゃない。
血圧が極端に高いわけじゃない。
SpO2が下がっているわけじゃない。
でも、
その職員の中では、
明らかに何かが引っかかっていた。
表情が違う。
目の合い方が違う。
声かけへの反応ちょっとだけが遅い。
いつもの感じじゃない。
数字には出ていない。
でも、
いつもを知っている人には、
違って見えていた。
そして午後。
異変は、
はっきりした。
左手に力が入らない。
声をかけても、
反応がほとんどない。
すぐに救急搬送。
結果は、
重度の脳出血。
病院の医師からは、
「危険な状態です」
と説明があった。
このとき、
改めて思った。
怖いのは、
バイタルに異常がないことじゃない。
本当に怖いのは、
“いつもと違う”を、
ただの気のせいとして
流してしまうこと。(1/2)
Nights and weekends... This was one thing I learned during my care home observations.
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Replying to @AhpDementia
@AhpDementia webinar Dementia rehabilitation. Ideas from lived experience, policy, practice and research.Wednesday 3rd June, 2026, 3:30 -4:30pm
Follow the link to register: events.teams.microsoft.com/e… @alzscot
One billion people live with preventable or treatable vision impairment.
At #DevexImpactHouse, Jessica Thompson of @IAPB1 and Andrew Bastawrous of @peekteam discussed why eye health deserves greater attention in health systems and financing.
Read more: dvx.cm/t644yz
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We’re helping gather views from people with MND/ALS and their carers across Europe to improve care and support. Your experiences will help shape a new care pathway and highlight what really matters.
The survey is anonymous, easy to complete, and available in many languages—please take part or share with others:
🔗ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner…
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Adopt a flexible approach to mealtimes. Try swapping the larger meal to lunch instead of in the evening. Offer small and often snacks instead of bigger meals. Retry foods that have previously been declined. #WithDietitiansYouCan
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We're thrilled to share that our Helpline and Clincs team and Consultant Admiral Nurse and Health Inequalities team have been shortlisted as finalists in The UK Dementia Awards 2026. 🎉
These awards recognise excellence, compassion, and innovation across care, community, and creativity - a huge congratulations to both teams: journalofdementiacare.co.uk/…
@JDementiaCare #DementiaUK #AdmiralNurse #UKDA2026
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Join the BCA team!
We’re hiring a Strategy, Projects and Advocacy Manager (contract, 30 hrs/week). Lead national advocacy, oversee key projects, and drive systemic change for Australians who are blind or vision impaired.
Apply by Sunday, 5th April:
bca.org.au/employment/
Today is #WorldDownSyndromeDay
Up to 60–80% of children with Down syndrome have ocular findings, highlighting the importance of regular eye exams & early care.
Today we celebrate inclusion & this year’s theme: “Together Against Loneliness.”
worlddownsyndromeday.org/
@WorldDSDay
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Research Participants Needed!
ARE YOU A HCPC REGISTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST WHO HAS COMPLETED A MUSCULOSKELETAL FOCUSED POSTGRADUATE MASTER’S DEGREE IN THE UK?
Please support this masters survey research, your insights are crucial!
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk…
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We're getting excited... just putting the finishing touches to
**PsychoPy Studio**
This is a complete rewrite of the PsychoPy Builder/Coder app, now packaged in Electron.
Faster load, modernised UI, web-ready
🎉 🚀
blog.psychopy.org/general%20…
I'm seeing so many AI generated research infographics on my TL now and as a hobby artist I hate the overall look of them 🙈
Ahead of World #GlaucomaWeek, NHMRC is hosting Professor Dao-Yi Yu AM of The Lions Eye Institute for Speaking of Science.
Date: Monday 16 February 2026
Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEDT
Register on Eventbrite now: ow.ly/iQAG50Y7mVc
I'm sorry not to be at Australian Dementia Research Forum #ADRF2026 this year - it was hella weird letting the abstract deadline go by! I'll miss catching up with ADNeT EMCR Accelerator crew in person, but it's a worthy tradeoff for a bucket list trip on the Ghan with the fam 😁
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Carers: For someone living with dementia, shadows can feel confusing or even frightening — sometimes like “holes” in the floor. Warm, even lighting helps movement feel safer. At night, motion‑sensor lights offer gentle reassurance with no fumbling for switches. @alzscot






























