Resources

You are in control of who you tell about your dementia, when you tell them, and how (and how much) you tell. This worksheet from Forward with Dementia helps you figure out how and when to share your diagnosis with family and friends.

In this course from Dementia Training Australia, you will learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.

This report from the Deeble Institute outlines the rights and care needs of people living with dementia, and cultural attitudes/stigma toward dementia, describes interventions to address dementia-related cognitive, physical and functional decline and highlights how and why reablement interventions can and should be applied in dementia care.

This webinar from Dementia Training Australia will provide GPs and health professionals with a structured approach to assessment of behaviours and their management (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (1 h 2 m)

A structured work-up of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia is vital to its management. The focus of this chapter is on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Information from myagedcare regarding support, the experience of living with dementia, working with health professionals, and making financial and legal decisions.

Provides information regarding clinical context, in practice, diagnosing dementia, assessing for depression, ongoing management.

The use of antipsychotic medications in residential aged care facilities for the use of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia requires significant consideration. The focus of this chapter is on the use of pharmacotherapy for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

These quick tips from Dementia Support Australia look at some ways care staff can reduce the risk of infection while keeping the person with dementia, and staff, safe while maintaining wellbeing.

This webinar from NPS MedicineWise emphasises how working and communicating as part of a multidisciplinary team can empower health professionals to optimise non-pharmacological approaches in management. (*please note you must be logged in as a NPS MedicineWise member (free) to watch webinars).