Resources

Dementia is a group of diseases affecting the brain. Over time the person loses everyday skills. This sheet from palliAGED provides information for care workers about advanced dementia.

The first in a series of three webinars from Dementia Training Australia exploring how a family home can be bolstered to reduce the burden of dementia, what moving house might mean, and how a new home can still be supportive (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (42 min)

This booklet from the New England Dementia Partnership has been written for the Aboriginal Community, to raise awareness of dementia and how to reduce the risk of dementia.

In this course from Dementia Training Australia, you will develop the knowledge and practice skills needed to care for people with dementia in hospitals.

This online course from Dementia Training Australia will help you understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides information on why it may be appropriate to introduce a simulated pet to a person with dementia, who is likely to benefit, how to introduce a simulated pet to a person with dementia, and interaction activities and precautions.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia is a useful guide to consider the use of music and personalised playlists to encourage engagement of a person living with dementia.

This position paper from the Dementia Centre and HammondCare provides background information on the use of murals in care settings, issues around the lack of evidence-based research in murals having positive outcomes for people with dementia, and critically examines some common assumptions on the use of murals in the care setting.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia details when the use of GPS may be appropriate, how to obtain consent, and what to consider when introducing and using GPS.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia outlines why you might consider introducing a doll as a therapeutic intervention and who is likely to benefit.