Resources
Browse resources created and collated by ARIIA as a trusted, evidence-based guide to supporting innovation across the aged care sector.
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Progression of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. This help sheet provides information about the progression of Alzheimer's disease including stages, mild Alzheimer's disease, moderate Alzheimer's disease, and advanced Alzheimer's disease.
Being dementia friendly
Being dementia friendly is about considering the human experience of dementia rather than just the biological condition. This webpage provides information about dementia, behaviours and stigma.
Behaviour support plans
The behaviour support plan resources offer to build understanding of behavioural support and what a good behaviour support plan may look like, and provide a guide to creating a good behavioural support plan, and how to play a part in bringing behavioural support plans to life.
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: A seven-tiered model of service delivery
Proposal of a seven-tiered model of service delivery based on severity and prevalence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Preparing for a natural disaster: the guide to using rediplan for carers of people with dementia
Everyone in Australia should prepare for natural disasters. If you are a carer of someone with dementia, you need to think carefully about how best to help them and protect both of you from harm. The Carer Ready Guide can help you think about these issues.
Bedtime to breakfast – Caring at night for people with dementia (course)
Explore person-centred care at night for people living with dementia, with a focus on residential care settings.
BEAT-D App
Dementia Training Australia’s free BEAT-D App (Built Environment Assessment Tool – Dementia) will guide you through an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of buildings used to accommodate people with dementia.
Power of Music on the Brain: Dementia & Parkinson's
Catalyst takes you inside a program which is revealing that personalised playlists can re-awaken the brains of people with advanced dementia and allow people with severe Parkinson's to move.
Australian adaptations for cognitive stimulation therapy
An Australian guidebook for facilitators to introduce Australian content into cognitive stimulation therapy sessions.
Assistive technology for older Australians
This position paper includes a rationale for recommending action on assistive technologies and a map of assistive technology programs and departmental funding responsibilities for assistive technologies for older Australians across the Federal, state and non-government sources.