Resources

An Australian guidebook from the Prince of Wales Hospital Aged Care Psychiatry Service for facilitators to introduce Australian content into cognitive stimulation therapy sessions.

This manual from the Queensland University of Technology has been designed to assist primary carers to prepare resources to enable clear communication about their family member’s unique care needs.

This guide from the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre is for family carers providing care for a person with dementia. It includes practical information about how to deal with the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

If you have been diagnosed with dementia, this help sheet from Dementia Australia may be useful. It makes suggestions about planning for the future. It also tells you who can assist you to do this.

In this webinar from the Older Persons Advocacy Network, the panel members explore what informed choice about medication management means, and what is involved in assessing a person’s capacity. They will also cover family conferences, the difference between supported and substitute decision-making, and where people can access support.

This booklet from the Older Persons Advocacy Network equips you with the ability to have an informed and active role in your decisions about what medications you take. Available in 15 languages (Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Croatian, Dutch, French, Italian, Greek, German, Maltese, Macedonian, Polish, Tagalog, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese).