Articles tagged with: professional carers

4 August, 2021

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...

Dementia Training Australia
26 August, 2018

A program which uses personalised music playlists to help individuals living with dementia, chronic cognitive and physical impairments to reconnect with family, friends and carers.

Dementia Training Australia
2 February, 2017

The Virtual Forest™ is a screen-projected game for people living with dementia. The virtual environment is designed to be calming and relaxing.

Dementia Training Australia
1 February, 2017

The CAUSEd problem-solving tool assists carers to understand and respond when people with dementia are communicating their unmet needs through their behaviour.

Dementia Training Australia
1 February, 2017

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

Dementia Training Australia
1 February, 2017

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.

Dementia Training Australia
1 February, 2017

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

Dementia Training Australia
1 December, 2016

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...

Dementia Training Australia
30 September, 2016

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

Dementia Training Australia
1 April, 2016

An online resource that provides clinicians with evidence-based information and simple strategies to minimise the risk of functional decline for older people in hospital.

Dementia Training Australia
19 February, 2016

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

Dementia Training Australia
19 February, 2016

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

Dementia Training Australia
18 October, 2015

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.

Dementia Training Australia
19 August, 2015

Online toolkits which can support community workers, partners, families and carers to provide better assistance to people living with dementia and other chronic conditions.

Dementia Training Australia