Resources

Dr Claudia Meyer sheds light on some of the difficulties faced by family carers in finding suitable respite care for someone with dementia.

Associate Professor Lucy Lewis discusses physical deconditioning among those living in residential aged care, and the positive impact of exercise.

This webinar from Dementia Training Australia looked at how we can use what we have to create opportunities for interaction and enjoyment in the residential aged care environment (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (43 min)

In a dementia-friendly community, people have an understanding of dementia. They raise awareness of the needs of people living with dementia in the community. From Dementia Australia, Dementia-friendly Communities provides opportunities to explore your community and find events.

This 2022 report from the Centre for Health Service Development draws on findings and lessons learned through the Australian Government funded evaluation of the Improving Social Connectedness of Older Australians pilot. 

This article from the University of Melbourne discusses the challenges of social isolation and some strategies to address them.

This webpage from CareVision talks about social isolation, why it is an issue, the impact and cost of social isolation. It also has links to other articles on reducing social isolation with CareVision technology and why social isolation matters.

This webpage from care provider Whiddon provides suggestions to reduce loneliness for older people at home and in aged care.

This report from Councils on the Ageing discusses the findings of an online survey describing the state of older people in Australia.

This webpage from myagedcare provides information about this service, the purpose of the social activities and links to accessing the service.