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Deafness and dementia: Interpreting changes in behaviour - for family and friends
This booklet from the Dementia Centre and HammondCare has been developed for family and friends who are supporting a deaf person with dementia. It can help to better understand and identify changes in behaviours.
Culturally and linguistically diverse dementia research action plan
An accessible guide from the National Health and Medical Research Council for research and translation aimed at improving the lives of people living with dementia, their families, and carers (available in English, Arabic, Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Greek, Italian, and Vietnamese).
Creating supportive environments for people living with dementia (course)
In this course from Dementia Training Australia, you will explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.
Creating a life story: A guide for family, friends and support staff
A Life Story book can be used as a tool to help facilitate person-centred care. It enables caregivers to engage and communicate with a person living with dementia, understand their unique needs, and provide meaningful interaction based on the person’s likes and dislikes and personal history. This resource is from Alzheimer's WA.
Coronavirus COVID-19: Tips for carers, families and friends of people living with dementia
Information sheet from Dementia Australia regarding the symptoms of COVID-19.
Coping with changing behaviour
This video from the Empowered Project provides perspectives about changed behaviour in dementia from professionals and family members of people living with dementia.
Continence and using the toilet
This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia looks at four common difficulties with using the toilet for people with dementia — and suggests ideas to offer support.
Posters for remote Aboriginal communities – behaviours and psychological symptoms associated with dementia
The posters from Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration and the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service, Northern Territory provide clinicians and health professionals working with Aboriginal communities in remote areas with a hard copy resource that can be left in the community after the visit.
Community care and dementia: Understanding the condition (course)
In this course from Dementia Training Australia, you will explore how dementia impacts the physiology of the brain and its effects on an individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living.
Person-centred care and other theoretical models (module)
This module from Dementia Training Australia provides a brief overview of person-centred care and three theoretical models to help put the focus on the person with dementia.