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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Focus on the Person tool for home carers
This form helps a carer keep an up-to-date source of information that can help hospital staff tailor care for your loved one. It is designed on the principles of person-centred care, which values each person as an individual.
The use of floor-mounted wayfinding signage for people with dementia living in residential care
This helpsheet provides information about the use of floor-mounted wayfinding signage for people with dementia living in residential care.
Family, friends and community: Being together is what matters most
This booklet features information, tips and strategies on staying connected to people living with dementia.
Familiar places - Bedrooms and dining areas (Webinar 2 of 2)
This webinar focuses on how we can support residents to personalise their bedroom and have a richer dining experience (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources).
Familiar places (Webinar 1 of 2)
This webinar introduced ways of supporting residents and staff to personalise indoor and outdoor spaces, and focus on specific day-to-day activities, such as having a richer dining experience.
Extreme behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
This report describes the characteristics, prevalence and current health service use of people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Exercise to boost your physical health
Exercise can help to improve or maintain memory, thinking, and the daily function of people with dementia. This webpage provides information about the benefits of exercise and tips for people living with dementia.
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for deprescribing cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine
This guideline aims to provide guidance on who is suitable to continue and who is suitable to trial deprescribing (likely to benefit or not experience harm from withdrawal) of certain medications (ChEIs and/or memantine).
Everybody's Oma - a family's dementia journey
Meet the creators of 'Everybody’s Oma', a personal story about one family’s dementia journey. During lockdown, Jason van Genderen’s playful video experiments helped his mother, Hendrika, make sense of her home isolation.
Environments: Meaningful engagement outdoors
This webinar focused on meaningful engagement outdoors. It addressed our need to get outside, be active and enjoy the fresh air. (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources).