Resources

This online module from Dementia Training Australia discusses person-centred care and the priorities for a person-centred approach in aged care settings. The module includes the use of biography and tools to obtain the most relevant elements of the person's life story.

This online module from Dementia Training Australia provides an overview of pain, how common it is, and how to recognise pain in people with dementia who can’t tell us that they are in pain. (1 h)

This online module from Dementia Training Australia discusses the changes that happen in the brain of a person living with dementia and the impacts on the person. (40 min)

This online module from Dementia Training Australia discusses what person-centred care means especially in understanding the needs of the older person. (10 min)

In this podcast from Dementia Support Australia (DSA), two professors  discusses the meaning and best practice implementation of reminiscence and life story work in dementia care. (33 min)

This booklet from Dementia Australia features information, tips and strategies on staying connected to people living with dementia.

This webpage from Dementia Australia provides simple tips to help support people who care and provide care to people living with dementia

This webpage from Dementia Australia provides simple practice tips for carers to support them in working with or looking after people living with dementia.

This webpage from Dementia Australia provides simple practice tips for healthcare professionals to support them in working with people living with dementia. 

This guide from Dementia Australia is free to download and will help providers plan the approach to building a team's dementia capability and deliver quality care.