Resources
Browse resources created and collated by ARIIA as a trusted, evidence-based guide to supporting innovation across the aged care sector.
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Dementia - driving and travelling
This webpage from the BetterHealth Channel provides information regarding laws about driving and dementia, reactions of people when they must stop driving, signs that driving ability is impacted, talking to a person about driving, support for families and carers, travelling with a person with dementia as a passenger, and where to get help.

Dementia Discovery (course)
In this course from Dementia Training Australia, you will develop your knowledge about specific types of dementia and potential underlying changes in the brain.

Dementia data gaps and opportunities
This report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is a review of national data that may be suitable for routine or regular monitoring of dementia.

Dementia - coping with placement
A carer’s role will change once a person with dementia is in residential care. This webpage from the BetterHealth Channel provides information regarding how visiting is important to both resident and carer, making visits more enjoyable, possible outings, visiting in the later stages, parting, wanting to go home, things to try, support groups, and where to get help.

Dementia - continence issues
This webpage from the BetterHealth Channel provides information regarding causes of incontinence in people with dementia, information to tell the doctor, caring for someone with incontinence, suggestions for managing incontinence, respecting privacy, and where to get help.

Dementia - communication
This webpage from the BetterHealth Channel provides information on communication changes which may occur with dementia, suggestions for communicating with a person with dementia, what not to do, therapies, and communication strategies.

Dementia: Caring for the carer
This is the third video in a series of three from myVirtualMedicalCentre. This video focuses on understanding and managing Alzheimer's disease, and caring for the carer. (20 min)

Dementia Care Mapping: Supported living - Joy Lim
This video from Alzheimer's WA consists of Joy's 2017 symposium presentation on Dementia Care Mapping - supported living. (26 min)

Dementia - behaviour changes
This webpage from the BetterHealth Channel provides information about behaviour changes which may be experienced by someone living with dementia.

Dementia awareness: A resource reference for personal care workers
General information from the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs regarding dementia, including symptoms, communication, supporting the person living with dementia, activities, behaviours, behaviour management and delirium.