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Gardens that care: Planning outdoor environments for people with dementia
This booklet from Dementia Australia SA provides information about gardening and dementia, including dementia and garden environments, gardens that heal, garden implementation process, dementia-specific gardens, and basic garden design ideas.
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Friends in Harmony choir
This video focuses on Friends in Harmony, a dementia friendly choir run by Alzheimer’s WA. (2 min)
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Forward with dementia
This webpage is for people with dementia, carers, and health professionals. It provides information, helpful strategies, and tools to improve communication of the dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support.
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Focus on the Person tool for home carers
This tool from the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration helps a carer keep an up-to-date source of information that can help hospital staff tailor care for your loved one. It is designed on the principles of person-centred care, which values each person as an individual.
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The use of floor-mounted wayfinding signage for people with dementia living in residential care
This helpsheet from the Dementia Centre and HammondCare provides information about the use of floor-mounted wayfinding signage for people with dementia living in residential care.
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Family, friends and community: Being together is what matters most
This booklet from Dementia Australia features information, tips and strategies on staying connected to people living with dementia.
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Familiar places - Bedrooms and dining areas (Webinar 2 of 2)
This webinar from Dementia Training Australia focuses on how we can support residents to personalise their bedroom and have a richer dining experience (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (43 min)
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Familiar places (Webinar 1 of 2)
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)
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Extreme behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
This report from NSW Health describes the characteristics, prevalence and current health service use of people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
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Exercise to boost your physical health
Exercise can help to improve or maintain memory, thinking, and the daily function of people with dementia. This webpage from Forward with Dementia provides information about the benefits of exercise and tips for people living with dementia.