Resources

This webinar from Dementia Training Australia introduces ways of supporting residents and staff to personalise indoor and outdoor spaces, and focus on specific day-to-day activities, such as having a richer dining experience. (30 min)

In this webinar from the Older Person's Advocacy Network, meet the creators of 'Everybody’s Oma', a personal story about one family’s dementia journey. During lockdown, Jason van Genderen’s playful video experiments helped his mother, Hendrika, make sense of her home isolation. (57 min)

This webinar from Dementia Training Australia focused on meaningful engagement outdoors. It addressed our need to get outside, be active and enjoy the fresh air. (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (43 min)

The second 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). (43 min)

In this webinar from the Older Persons Advocacy Network, the panel covers how older people can exercise their rights, and what everyone can do to empower older people. (1h 1m) Warning: information is out of date - awaiting alignment with Aged Care Act

This webinar from NPS MedicineWise focuses on the impact of transitions of care on changed behaviours among people with dementia and the role of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines (*please note you must be logged in as a NPS MedicineWise member (free) to watch webinars). 

In this webinar from the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration, an expert panel discuss and answer questions about changed behaviours in dementia. If a person living with dementia is disinhibited in their behaviour, this can attract attention to them and they may feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. It can be stressful for staff, families and carers too. (2 h 24 m)

This webinar from Dementia Training Australia provides practical advice on how to deliver safe and accessible care for people with dementia who have experienced traumatic events (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (53 min)

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)

In this lecture from Dementia Training Australia, you will learn why LGBTI-inclusive dementia care is important and to identify the barriers to culturally safe care (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (21 min)