Resources

Dr. Tracey Mackie's presentation on engaging people living with dementia in decision making at the Dementia Partnership Project Inaugural WA Community Services Symposium. (37 min)

The Framework from the Government of Western Australia Department of Health offers health service providers and administrators a guide to planning, developing and implementing local processes and solutions to address the needs of people with dementia.

This webpage from Alzheimer's WA provides guidance about the importance of lighting in Dementia care.

These facts are based on rigorous evidence from academic literature and the knowledge and experience of the Empowered experts comprising psychiatrists, geriatricians, social workers, pharmacists, scientists, dementia advocates and people with dementia and their carers.

In this video from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Associate Professor Gaynor Parfitt speaks about an evaluation of an exercise program for people with dementia that she is leading and the importance of gaining evidence to enable uptake of exercise programs for people with dementia in residential aged care. (2 min)

General practitioners have a key role in providing quality primary care in terms of the identification, assessment, provision of information, referral and ongoing management. This article published in Australian Family Physician discusses the role of the GP in the diagnosis and management of people with dementia.

This booklet from Dementia Australia Victoria describes how palliative care practices could be made more appropriate for person's living with dementia.

This pamphlet from the Empowered Project provides information about changed behaviour, drug treatment, and consent.

Information regarding driving and dementia from Alzheimer's WA, including keeping safe while still driving, how to assess driving capacity, starting conversations about driving, and alternatives to driving.

This video from Alzheimer's WA covers how a diagnosis of dementia does not necessarily mean you have to stop driving straight away, however because the condition involves a gradual decline in cognitive and physical ability, you will need to stop driving at some point. (4 min)