Resources

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides tips and practical information to help you support an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person with dementia feel more settled in their new care environment.

Much assistive technology is aimed at supporting people with dementia and their carers at home. This webpage from The Victorian Government Department of Health provides information about the types of technology available, and tips about choosing technology that works for you.

This booklet from myagedcare explains how older people can receive support through the Short-Term Restorative Care Program.

This report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare provides information about the transition care program, the providers, the characteristics of the recipients and the outcomes of change.

This sector handbook from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre and HammondCare presents the information in the technical guide (above) in an accessible and summarized manner with a focus on the practical delivery of reablement programs.

This tool from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides a list of essential elements needed to adopt wellness and reablement by the organisation.

This webpage from the Department of Health and Aged Care provides a list of products for Commonwealth Home Support Programme organisations to access.  

This position paper provides direction to the Australian Government, policymakers and service providers on the 10 core principles of wellness and re-enablement.

This fact sheet from the Australian Association of Gerontology presents case studies on reablement approaches.

This fact sheet provides an exhaustive list of publications on reablement approaches and their summaries.