Resources

These quick tips from Dementia Support Australia look at some ways care staff can reduce the risk of infection while keeping the person with dementia, and staff, safe while maintaining wellbeing.

This webinar from NPS MedicineWise emphasises how working and communicating as part of a multidisciplinary team can empower health professionals to optimise non-pharmacological approaches in management. (*please note you must be logged in as a NPS MedicineWise member (free) to watch webinars).

This resource from Forward with Dementia provides a list of possible questions to ask your doctor after a diagnosis of dementia.

This App was developed by Dementia Training Australia to assist residential aged care staff working with people living with dementia to improve a number of aspects of medication use (available from the app store (Apple) or Google Play or via internet browser).

In this course from Dementia Training Australia, you will become culturally competent in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people with dementia.

This resource from Dementia Australia offers practical ways that carers – including activity support workers, personal care attendants and other aged care professionals – can work together to engage people living with dementia in purposeful activities at home and in social groups.

This paper from Alzheimer's WA provides information for carers regarding living well with dementia, the human experience, the importance of staying connected, accepting support, processing the diagnosis, accessing support, and validating and acknowledging death.

Engagement in activities that are purposeful has many benefits. It encourages us to feel good about ourselves, brings meaning to our lives, helps us to feel a sense of belonging, provides opportunities for using our skills and generally supports our well-being. This booklet from Dementia Australia Victoria provides guidance to ensure purposeful engagement is tailored to the individual.

This resource from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission provides information on psychotropic medications used in aged care.

This care staff helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia covers the general principles of mediation management and pharmacotherapies available for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.