Resources

This fact sheet provides a summary of current reablement approaches used for the Australian Government’s residential aged care program.

This fact sheet provides a summary of current reablement approaches for the Government’s Home Support and Care Program which comprises the Commonwealth Home Support Program, the Continuity of Support Program, and Home Care Packages Program.

This fact sheet from the Australian Government Department of Health is for families of people with dementia in residential aged care. It explains what they can do to help, including providing consent for medicines like benzodiazepines and antipsychotics.

This fact sheet provides a summary of aged care terms, descriptions and acronyms.

The information in this helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides family and community with tips to recognise and understand pain, and includes some ideas that can help.

This help sheet from Dementia Australia outlines the key principles to enable you to make simple changes at home or in a care facility to help make the best of everyday life.

This help sheet from Dementia Australia explains how supportive aids can be used to assist people living with dementia by supporting their independence, reducing the risk of dangerous situations occurring, helping them maintain a sense of well-being and staying at home longer.

"If you are thinking about home care for yourself or for someone you care for who has dementia, this help sheet may be useful". This resource is from Dementia Australia.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides ideas to help your First Nations family member feel more at home in aged care and keep connection with family, community and country.

This help sheet from Dementia Australia lists some of the important aspects of good care for people with dementia who are living in residential aged care homes, including the involvement of relatives and friends.