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Browse resources created and collated by ARIIA as a trusted, evidence-based guide to supporting innovation across the aged care sector.
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Person-centred approach
Jason Burton, Head of Dementia Practice and Innovation for Alzheimer's WA describes person-centred care which has become popular as the underlying philosophy for dementia care in Australia and many other countries. (7 min)
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Palliative care needs round checklist
A simple, easy-to-use checklist from the Australian Catholic University for palliative care needs rounds which aims to improve the quality of life and death for nursing home residents.
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Palliative care and dementia
Information from Dementia Australia about dementia, advance care planning, symptom management, personal comfort measures, supporting diverse groups of people, family carers, terminal care, grief and behavioural support.
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Pain and dementia
This sheet from Dementia Australia provides information about appropriate assessment and management of pain in people with dementia.
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Advance care planning: Advanced dementia
This video from NSW Trustee & Guardian covers how Advance Care Planning helps you to plan for future medical care and involves thinking about your values and beliefs and your wishes about what medical care you would like to have if you cannot make your own decision. (15 min)
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Activities for the inpatient setting (module)
In this module from Dementia Training Australia, you will learn how to assess what is meaningful to the individual person with dementia and how engagement in such activities can reduce responsive behaviours and improve mood.
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Activities for people with dementia
Each day there are many things that provide us with purpose and pleasure. For a person with dementia, the need for a good quality of life is not diminished. This webpage from Dementia Australia provides guidance for planning appropriate activities for people living with dementia.
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Our solution: Quality care for people living with dementia
This report from Dementia Australia describes recommendations from people living with dementia and their families/carers regarding the new aged care quality standards.
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Other conditions with dementia: What to ask your doctor
This sheet from NPS MedicineWise outlines information about some conditions commonly experienced by people living with dementia, to help enable them and their family, friends and carers to be involved in decisions about management and support for these conditions.
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A consumer view on benefits of home-like models of residential aged care
This video from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre provides an overview of what a home-like, or clustered model of aged care looks like and how it benefits residents. (1 min)