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Dementia Training Australia is adding its voice to the growing chorus of people and organisations saying #ThanksforCaring to the 360,000 aged care staff working across Australia to care for older people in community or residential care services.
DTA currently uses different terms for behaviour. We will be progressively moving to the term Changed Behaviour in all our content.
Aged Care Employee Day celebrates the entire workforce involved in caring for older people who receive care services – nurses and personal care assistants, allied health professionals, cooks and hospitality teams, drivers, cleaners, laundry staff, leisure and lifestyle offers, administration teams, maintenance workers, volunteers alongside many others.
2020 and 2021 have been difficult years for everyone, and those working in aged care in particular have had to show great strength and resilience throughout this time.
As a national organisation funded by the Federal Government to provide dementia education and training across Australia, DTA works closely with aged care providers across Australia. We see the commitment and courage of the aged care workforce in action every day.
Some examples of this include when aged care staff work with us to:
More and more people working in aged care are taking the chance to complete individual online modules or courses with DTA, and in so doing are equipping themselves with the knowledge needed to offer even better care.
To all aged care employees, at DTA we say thanks for caring, and we honour you on Aged Care Employees Day.
An interactive talking book designed to assist health workers to use a well-being approach to provide meaningful care for younger people living with dementia.
A case study on Dementia Training Australia’s work with Scalabrini Village is profiled in the program Every Three Seconds, launched at the Alzheimer’s Disease International...
