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Assistive technology
This webpage from Alzheimer's WA provides information about assistive technology including the benefits of assistive technology in dementia care, where assistive technology is right for you, and links to specific technologies.
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Assessment and management of people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
This handbook from the NSW Government and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists aims to provide both a reference point and practical resource to assist NSW Health staff to provide high-quality care.
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Assessing fitness to drive: Dementia
Dementia is characterised by significant loss of cognitive abilities such as memory capacity, psychomotor abilities, attention, visuospatial functions, insight and executive functions. This webpage from Austroads describes the impact of dementia on fitness to drive.
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Ask Annie
Build the knowledge and skills of your team with Ask Annie, a mobile app designed for self-paced microlearning. This app from Dementia Australia provides practical tips and strategies to better support people living with dementia.
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Around the home
This webpage and video from Alzheimer's WA provide information about the home environment for persons living with dementia and their family/carers - including safety tips, bathroom and other rooms, in the garden (includes video).
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Apps for dementia: The benefits and use of apps for people living with dementia
This webinar from Dementia Training Australia covers the benefits of touchscreen technology and apps, how to select apps, and practical strategies for using apps. (31 min)
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A person-centred model of residential respite care transition support: Manual for partners and families
This manual from the Queensland University of Technology has been designed to assist primary carers to prepare resources to enable clear communication about their family member’s unique care needs.
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A personal perspective on medication management
In this video from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Tara recounts her first-hand experiences with medication use in older adults when she became a carer for her father who had dementia. (3 min)
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Animating for dementia prevention
This short video from the National Ageing Research Institute provides practical tips about lifestyle changes to prevent the onset of dementia (available in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, Tamil, Greek, Vietnamese, Spanish, Italian).
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Animal assisted or pet engagement in dementia care
This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia outlines how engaging with animals can help the person with dementia express their emotions, feel validated, provide an opportunity for reminiscence and more.