Resources

Interview with Dr Emily Reeve on her research project with the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre on deprescribing medication for residents in aged care. (2 min)

This webpage from Dementia Australia provides information about the link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, diagnosis, and where to get further help.

This booklet from Dementia Australia, Down Syndrome Australia and the Centre for Developmental Disability Health provides information regarding Alzheimer's disease and down syndrome, including co-occurrence, diagnosis, and support.

This BetterHealth Channel webpage provides information about brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease, prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in people with down syndrome, the importance of living a full life, other conditions that can be treated, and where to get help.

This companion guide from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre provides more accessible information and recommendations outlined in the clinical practice guidelines.

This webpage from The Victorian Government Department of Health provides information regarding the creation of dementia-friendly physical and social environments for persons with dementia.

The second in a series of three webinars from Dementia Training Australia exploring how a family home can be bolstered to reduce the burden of dementia, what moving house might mean, and how a new home can still be supportive. (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (43 min)

This article published by NPS MedicineWise provides information about depression in dementia, including the clinical picture, assessment, management, and referral.

This webpage from Dementia Australia provides information regarding what depression is, depression and dementia, signs of depression, where to begin, drug treatments, and what to try.

This guide from the NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. 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.