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A dementia diagnosis can cause significant upheaval to the lives of patients, their partners, families and anyone else involved in their care. Carers can feel...
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Keeping fit & healthy while living with dementia

If you are living with, or caring for a loved one with dementia, you may feel like you are juggling an endless list of health...
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10 key steps to securing a dementia diagnosis

A diagnosis of dementia is the first chapter of a journey that will involve many ups & downs, as well as new & unfamiliar experiences...
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Angela Malseed – bringing light, love & laughter to a new chapter of AQ client lives

In 2020, Brisbane-based globetrotter, and mother-to-three, Angela Malseed, joined our AQ team. After surrendering her full-time nursing home position in 2020 to assume an administrative...
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Nancy Scott – committed to making every day special for AQ Gordon Park clients and carers

Six years ago, Brisbane-based trivia enthusiast, mother-to-two, and grandmother-to-two, Nancy Scott, joined our AQ team. After surrendering her fast-paced, full-time hospitality position in 2016 to...
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Alzheimer’s-friendly renovations keeping loved ones at home for longer

One of the main concerns for those living with the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, is whether or not they are able to...
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The Ipswich Multi-Service Centre’s ‘Working Carer’s Program’ – Nicole & Dudley’s story

Community Support Coordinator, Nicole, 50, Ipswich, has been serving as her Uncle Dudley’s primary carer for more than a decade. When her Uncle Dudley, 96,...
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The Ipswich Multi-Service Centre’s ‘Working Carer’s Program’ – Ken & Kathleen’s story

Fruit farmer, father to four, and grandfather to five, Ken, 69, Ipswich, has been married to the love of his life, Kathleen, 70, for the...
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Ipswich Multi Service Centre offering West Moreton community fee-free access to Working Carer’s Program until EOFY

The Ipswich Multi Service Centre has thrown a lifeline to the West Moreton community today (Tuesday, March 22) by inviting all working primary carers to...
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Living with early onset dementia – Juanita’s story

Juanita Hughes, 55,  is a strong advocate for early onset dementia, following her diagnosis with the disease at 53 years of age. Yesterday (Thursday, July...
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