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An article from the Australian Journal of Dementia Care on DTA’s first year and Tailored Training Packages (TTPs), co-authored by DTA directors.

An article by Richard Fleming in the Meaningful Ageing Australia newsletter, on salutogenesis and spirituality in aged care.

The first prize is $2000, second prize is $1000 and third prize is $500. Each prize is awarded in both second and third year streams. The first 100 entries will...

What gives our lives meaning is different for every one of us. DTA Executive Director Professor Richard Fleming writes for HelloCare.

Dementia Training Australia has launched a free online training course for aged care staff who care for people with dementia overnight.

“These are important strategies to have, because we know people with dementia can spend up to 40 per cent of their bedtime hours awake.” Other DTA e-learning courses on offer...

Dementia Training Australia has launched a free online training course for aged care staff who care for people with dementia overnight.

Good sleep is vital for well-being, and the need for restorative sleep does not lessen with age.

Yoko Kono, 78, and Hideko Maruyama, 82 were among the seventeen waiters and waitresses on rotation. “It was fun,” Hideko said during a morning break at the restaurant. By the afternoon,...

Construction has started on a house set to change how older people live, underpinned by a set of design principles developed by DTA Executive Director, Professor Richard Fleming.

A staff training program to help residential aged care organisations address and reduce dementia related responsive behaviours.

Second and third year undergraduate students are invited to apply. The first 100 entries will receive a free submission to the Australian Journal of Dementia Care, worth $99 a year....

Dementia Training Australia has released a new mobile app to assist staff involved in medication management to provide quality use of medicines for people living with dementia.

Dementia Training Australia (DTA) is offering a new online course to help dementia care workers and organisations provide inclusive care and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)...

DTA will work with the organisation to put together a customised combination of recommended courses, services and resources to meet specific needs.