Resources

This webpage from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet provides information to understand the cultural and spiritual considerations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families when providing palliative care. It also offers other resource formats to supplement the information. 

IPEPA training equips the healthcare workforce to deliver culturally-responsive and safe care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their loved ones, who are living with an illness that will shorten the person’s life and lead to death.

These two videos about telehealth from the University of Queensland are an educational resource for health professionals and people with dementia and their families.

Cup of tea is a short animated video from Anglicare Northern Territory that tells the story of an elderly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carer Betty and her husband Brett, who requires daily aged care. Betty also cares for her grandchildren and finds she is not coping with all the daily caring responsibilities (available in English, Yolngu Matha and Anindilyakwa). 

These guidelines from the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre have been provided to ensure that people with dementia who live in remote communities are correctly diagnosed and receive the services that they, and their families, require.

This is a guide from the University of Melbourne to support best practice in primary health care settings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in relation to cognitive impairment and dementia.

These illustrated cue cards from Dementia Support Australia assist carers/care staff to understand the care needs of a person and create opportunities to build trust and security while reducing anxiety.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides tips and practical information to help you support an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person with dementia feel more settled in their new care environment.

This short video from italk studios seeks to inform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities about caring for family members who have dementia. Through the story of Peter and Janey, information is presented about what dementia is, the symptoms, and providing support to people who have dementia. (6 min)

In collaboration with Dementia Training Australia, the Let’s CHAT (Community Health Approaches To) Dementia Team bring you a six-part series of webinars, which will give an overview of cognitive impairment and dementia care.