Resources

General information from the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs regarding dementia, including symptoms, communication, supporting the person living with dementia, activities, behaviours, behaviour management and delirium.

This Australian Institute of Health and Welfare webpage provides an overview of dementia prevalence, risk factors, treatment and management, and aged care.

This short film by Dementia Australia is about a program in the Hunter region of NSW for men in the early stages of dementia and male carers of people with dementia. (4 min)

This sheet provides information regarding what dementia is, types of dementia, causes, and psychological approaches to assessment and treatment.

Dementia is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, their behaviour and ability to perform everyday tasks. This healthdirect webpage provides information about dementia, diagnosis, management, and caring.

This booklet was distributed in Australia by the Dementia Centre. The author hopes 'this booklet will give the reader ideas on how to make the lives of people with dementia more pleasant, allowing them to be more socially included and no longer feeling alone' (*link will take you to a resource library, please scroll through to download this resource).

The aim of this booklet from the University of Wollongong is to assist a person with dementia in deciding when to stop driving after receiving a diagnosis of dementia. It is hoped that early planning for retirement from driving will avoid the need to stop suddenly in the future.

This webpage from healthdirect provides information on what dementia is, how it may impact driving ability, and how to start conversations about driving, legal requirements, when to stop driving, and resources and support.

This webpage from NPS MedicineWise discusses how person-centred care for people with changed behaviours relies on comprehensive assessment and a multidisciplinary approach that includes the person and their carers.

In this NPS MedicineWise podcast episode, Dr Anna Samecki talks with accredited pharmacist Kara Joyce, who has been overseeing the new NPS MedicineWise program on Dementia and changed behaviours: A person-centred approach. (10 min)