The NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation has a resources page with screening and assessment tools to help identify cognitive impairment, dementia, and delirium in older people.
The new Advance Project – Dementia, led by HammondCare and funded by the Australian government, provides free, practical, evidence-based training and resources that make it easier for aged care and primary care professionals to initiate courageous end-of-life conversations and assess the palliative care needs of people living with dementia, to enable better care. The Advance […]
Dementia Australia has released a set of practical tips for health professionals to support people living with dementia. There are many other resources for healthcare professionals on the Dementia Australia website.
Mencap is a UK organisation that provides advocacy, support and resources for people living with a learning disability. Their consumer resource about reasonable adjustments explains the right to be treated equally by hospitals making reasonable adjustments such as providing information in Easy Read or allowing more time for an appointment. This resource may also be […]
The Centre for Dementia Learning has launched a mobile app, Ask Annie, for home and community support workers caring for people living with dementia. It provides self-paced learning through videos, interactive quizzes and practical tips to build their dementia support skills. A free trial is available on their website, which explains that “Ask Annie helps […]
The second edition of The Dementia Guide from Dementia Australia is available on their website dementia.org.au. You can also call the National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500. For people living with dementia, this guide provides information about living well with dementia, and treatments, support and services available. For family members and friends of someone […]
This NPS MedicineWise webinar provides practical information on overcoming barriers while caring for people living with dementia.
Dementia Support Australia works to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their carers through an individualised approach to understanding reasons for changes in behaviour. Their website has information on their services as well as a library with a variety of resources.
HealthWISE has produced a series of videos for carers of people living with dementia called Caring About Dementia. Topics include: Communication Distraction and Redirection Self-Care for Carers Personal Care Driving Bits and Bobs – a variety of ideas to try Carer’s morning tea series – carers discuss their experiences and ideas Professor Sue Kurrle (Geriatrician) […]
The Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre has released a new resource for use in general practice titled People with dementia: A care guide for general practice. The guide is to assist with making decisions about how to provide the best care for a person with dementia, and addresses six priority topics that a general practitioner or […]
Most people in Australia will first report symptoms of dementia to a family doctor or general practitioner. A resource from the resource from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre (CDPC), for use in general practice titled People with dementia: a care guide for general practice assists with making decisions about how to provide the best care […]
This Q & A resource from Dementia Australia provides information for consumers and carers about how anticholinergics work and the impact they may have in relation to dementia risk and cognitive functioning.
Director of Emergency Medicine suggests strategies for providing appropriate care for people with cognitive impairment in ED.
The Dementia Care in Hospitals Program (DCHP) is a model of care linked to the use of a Cognitive Impairment Identifier (CII). The CII is a bedside identifier used by Ballarat Health Services and other health services in Victoria to alert staff to memory and thinking difficulties such as dementia, delirium, and cognitive impairment. Organisations who […]
Clinicians explain the difference between delirium and dementia and the importance of involving family members.
Living with Intellectual Disability and Dementia video produced Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, provides a resource for services working in the disability sector and for family members and friends who are concerned about signs of cognitive decline in a relative or friend who lives with an intellectual disability.
Dementia Australia represents Australians living with dementia and the Australians involved in their care. They advocate for the needs of people living with all types of dementia, and for their families and carers, and provide support services, education and information.
The 2016 NHMRC Partnership Centre for Dealing with Cognitive and Related Functional Decline in Older People has developed Clinical Practice Guidelines and Principles of Care for People with Dementia.
This 2013 publication by the NSW Ministry of Health and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is a practical resource for health staff who work with people with dementia and those who experience behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia.
Dementia Training Australia provides a service and resources to assist staff in aged care and health care facilities to understand the causes of “responsive behaviours” and to find ways to avoid or reduce them. The service can complement services provided by Dementia Support Australia (DSA). Additional learning courses are detailed in Education and Online training.