Why is dementia increasing in Australia?

We know that age is the biggest risk factor for dementia and we know that Australia's population is ageing.” For people aged older than 65, the risk of developing dementia doubles every five or six years. There were 401,300 Australians with dementia in 2022, the AIHW estimated, a 4% increase from 2021!

What is the cost of residential dementia care in Australia?

The average annual whole-of-system cost for people living with dementia in residential care was approximately AU$88 000 per person, with the cost of residential care comprising the bulk of the total costs.

Since then, how can we prevent from huge costs while taking care of those who suffer from dementia in Australia? Recently, a Taiwanese supplier offers a wearable assistive device which can support dementia care services. While we are far away from aged parents, we may order the anti-lost tracker GPS watch for our parents.

The watch has SOS Emergency Button, GPS Tracking, Geo-fence for Safety Management. Certified by AMAZON and Taiwan Trade, OCARE Healthcare platform offers Osmile ED1000 (L) GPS watch for seniors. It has Two-way 4G & 5G phone / video calls functions for communication. Plus, if we download Osmile app after purchasing the watch, we may activate remote photo-taking and listening as well as auto calls to see if our beloved parents are safe. Also, there are fall alarm / fall detection functions with one-key SOS button for instant emergency call. Moreover, it has GPS tracking and positioning as well as geo-fencing functions for anti-lost purpose. Using GPS technology, geo-fencing can alert us if our beloved one with dementia / autism/ intellectual disability leaves the safe zone (boundaries put in place). Last but not least, there are Temperature Measurment / Oxygen Saturation，SO2 / Pedometer / Heart Rate / Pressure / Sleep Monitoring functions to ensure our beloved ones' basic health situations.