Resources

These facts are based on rigorous evidence from academic literature and the knowledge and experience of the Empowered experts comprising psychiatrists, geriatricians, social workers, pharmacists, scientists, dementia advocates and people with dementia and their carers.

This pamphlet provides information about changed behaviour, drug treatment, and consent.

Information regarding driving and dementia, including keeping safe while still driving, how to assess driving capacity, starting conversations about driving, and alternatives to driving.

This guide provides deprescribing information that can be applied to written and/or verbal communication (in the form of “preferred language”) between clinicians, patients and/or carers. Adapt appropriately for individual patients.

Contact information and guidance for specific specialties which a person living with dementia may want to consider reaching out to.

The consumer guide details the types of clinicians and organisations that someone with a recent diagnosis may wish to contact in relation to a number of commonly experienced issues.

Information regarding what dementia is, types of dementia, causes, and psychological approaches to assessment and treatment.

This fact sheet provides information about why people with dementia can also have trouble with bladder and bowel control.

This tool is designed to assist health care professionals assess causes of delirium that may be impacting on a person’s behaviours.

Provides information on delirium,  presentation, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, management, relevance to dementia.