Articles tagged with: advice

A website, suitable for care workers, health professionals and family carers, linking to free online resources

The need for love, affection, physical closeness and contact continues throughout life, as does the desire to look and feel good. These needs are all part of our sexuality which...

A free handbook and online guide released at the end of 2016 by Dementia Australia Vic, offering information and support options for anyone impacted by dementia.

The Delirium Clinical Care Standard provides guidance on delivering appropriate clinical care to patients at risk of developing, or with, delirium in hospital

The Caring for Cognitive Impairment Campaign website has resources, strategies and tools to help health care services develop a strategic approach for improving care to patients with cognitive impairment.

An update to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards is due to be released in late 2017.

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 free app to help people with dementia live more independent lives, stay connected to their social environment and give carers tools to engage with and know the person’s life...

This is a collection of curated websites about dementia for people with dementia and carers.

A collection of real people’s stories from author Anne Kelly’s almost 30 years’ of experience working in aged and dementia care

Dementia Evidence Toolkit is a comprehensive free web tool providing easy access to research evidence on dementia care and treatment.

Dementia Friendly Communities showcases examples of dementia-friendly initiatives around the world

This report contains seven key findings to improve the uptake and quality of advance care planning for people with cognitive decline

Children impacted by dementia in their family can find information and support on this interactive website designed specifically for them by Dementia Australia/VIC.

ReThink Respite provides a portal of information and resources for carers and people living with dementia in Australia.

A resource to assist practitioners and families help people with an intellectual disability understand and come to terms with a diagnosis of dementia.

A Guide for those interested in setting up a community-based music group for people living with dementia and their carers.

A factsheet and also a tool to help carers and bank staff to better understand dementia, financial capacity, supported decision-making, signs of financial abuse and appropriate responses to suspected abuse.