Resources

This fact sheet from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care provides information about why people with dementia can also have trouble with bladder and bowel control.

This tool from Dementia Support Australia is designed to assist health care professionals assess causes of delirium that may be impacting on a person’s behaviours.

This sheet from Dementia Australia provides information on delirium,  presentation, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, management, relevance to dementia.

An accessible guide from the National Health and Medical Research Council for research and translation aimed at improving the lives of people living with dementia, their families, and carers (available in English, Arabic, Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Greek, Italian, and Vietnamese).

Information sheet from Dementia Australia regarding the symptoms of COVID-19.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia looks at four common difficulties with using the toilet for people with dementia — and suggests ideas to offer support.

This help sheet from LGBTIQ+ Health Australia and Dementia Support Australia provides information and tips for care staff to better understand the life events the LGBTI person with dementia may have experienced and enable tailored care and support.

Information from Alzheimer's WA regarding understanding the impact of dementia, the lived experience, labelling behaviour, and common changes.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia aims to assist in understanding how apathy affects people living with dementia and how carers can respond.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides practical information about what care staff can do to be prepared in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak and how to support a First Nations person with dementia.