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 assume a quieter, part-time Case Manager role with AQ, Nancy soon climbed the ranks. In February 2021, she was promoted to Manager of our AQ Gordon Park Multiservice Centre, operating …
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 continue to live in their own home with the progressive, degenerative brain disease that currently has no cure. For many, their home is the only place where they still feel …
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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, Ipswich, who served in the Papua New Guinean airforce during World War II, was diagnosed with the progressive neurological disease, Parkinson’s disease, Nicole invited him to move in with her …
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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 past 44 years. In March 2018 however, their world was turned upside down when Kathleen received a diagnosis of dementia – a group of thinking and social symptoms that interfere …
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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 register for fee-free access to their ‘Working Carer’s Program’ up until June 30, 2022. Run by Alzheimer’s Queensland, the Working Carer’s Program provides high quality, safe, and effective services to …
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 15, 2021) she shared her inspiring story with ABC Radio Brisbane, on the ‘Mornings with Rebecca Levingston’ show. Throughout her life, Juanita has experienced the loss of her grandfather, an …
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We are delighted to officially re-launch today our Alzheimer’s Queensland website. We’ve worked hard to ensure our new website is easier to navigate and more user-friendly, to give you a better understanding of who we are, what we do, and how you can access our extensive range of services. We will be updating our blog …
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Our much-loved Toowoomba Multi Service Centre client, Heather Chisholm, was recently granted the opportunity to visit the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital nursing museum with a group of friends. The former Registered Nurse (RN) began her career in the 1950’s at Canberra Hospital, where she was charged with training the newly appointed nurses. According to Heather, …
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Approximately 459,000 Australians are living with dementia, a number that is expected to rise to 590,000 by 2028. Dementia is an umbrella term describing a group of symptoms that occur simultaneously. It often refers to memory loss in addition to at least two of the following: Difficulty performing familiar tasks Problems with abstract thinking Word …
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