Resources

These sections from Forward with Dementia contain information, tools and helpful strategies used by people with dementia.

This webpage from Alzheimer's WA provides information on Alzheimer's disease, the difference between Alzheimer's disease and dementia, symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment options, and risk factors.

This webpage and video from Alzheimer's WA provides information about walking and dementia including why people walk, tips for reducing the risk of a person getting lost, assistive equipment and what to do if a person becomes lost.

Vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. This webpage from Dementia Australia provides information about vascular dementia, risk factors, diagnosis, progression, treatment, and possible causes.

These sections from Forward with Dementia contain information, tools and helpful strategies used by people with dementia.

This resource from Dementia Support Australia is to help you understand behavioural support, what a good behaviour support plan looks like, provide a guide to creating a good behaviour support plan, and how to play your part in bringing behaviour support plans to life.

These sections from Forward with Dementia contain information, tools and helpful strategies used by people with dementia.

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.

A collection of stories from people living with dementia and/or carers.

Planning ahead is thinking about your future, and putting things in place so that your choices will be known and acted on if you cannot express these choices yourself later in life. Start2Talk provides resources to encourage conversations about care planning.