Resources

This online publication from the Queensland Brain Institute provides information about dementia including why we need to talk about dementia, what dementia is, signs and symptoms, normal ageing or dementia, stages of dementia and more.

In this webinar from the Older Person's Advocacy Network, the panel covers what aged care advocacy is and how it can support people from diverse life experiences, and explore barriers and unique challenges for people from diverse life experiences in accessing aged care services. (58 min)

In this webinar from the Older Person's Advocacy Network, the panel covers the issues and barriers faced by older LGBTI+ people when accessing aged care services, and how they can be removed, and the reasons why many older LGBTI+ people fear accessing aged care services. (1 h)

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

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia and LGBTIQ+ Health Australia contains information for care staff to support both the sexual and intimacy needs of an LGBTI person with dementia and understand why changes in behaviour may occur if these needs are not being met.

This booklet from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre and HammondCare provides information to help people living with dementia, and those providing them support, to make better and more informed choices about reablement programs that could maintain or improve function and quality of life.

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.

This webinar series from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre includes episodes on (1) human rights, dementia and supported decision-making, (2) supporting decision-making for people living with dementia, and (3) supported decision making for aged care providers.

The supported Decision-Making Help Sheet from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre provides an introduction to supported decision-making (available in English, Greek, Simplified Chinese, and Italian).

Through legal, policy and empirical social science research, the investigator team from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre documented current practice in supported decision-making and areas where policy and practice will need to adapt.