Resources

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia and LGBTIQ+ Health Australia contains information for care staff to support both the sexual and intimacy needs of an LGBTI person with dementia and understand why changes in behaviour may occur if these needs are not being met.

This booklet from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre and HammondCare provides information to help people living with dementia, and those providing them support, to make better and more informed choices about reablement programs that could maintain or improve function and quality of life.

This webpage from Alzheimer's WA provides practical advice about the experience of a loved one having/being diagnosed with dementia, and information about available support.

This webinar series from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre includes episodes on (1) human rights, dementia and supported decision-making, (2) supporting decision-making for people living with dementia, and (3) supported decision making for aged care providers.

The supported Decision-Making Help Sheet from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre provides an introduction to supported decision-making (available in English, Greek, Simplified Chinese, and Italian).

Through legal, policy and empirical social science research, the investigator team from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre documented current practice in supported decision-making and areas where policy and practice will need to adapt.

This document from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre provides evidence-based, practically-focused policy guidelines for aged care providers with tools to involve aged care residents with decisions.

This handbook from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centrehas practical tips and suggestions and provides a step-by-step approach to put supported decision-making into practice. 

Meredith Blake's presentation on supported decision-making as part of the ‘We’ in Dementia Community Services Symposium. (22 min)

This video from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre explains supported decision-making for people with dementia from the perspective of a person with a diagnosis of dementia, carers, a geriatrician and an aged care facility manager. (6 min)