Resources

Physical activity is any movement made by skeletal muscles in your body that uses energy. This includes any incidental activity you might do during the day like doing the housework, and any planned physical activity, like exercise. This sheet from the University of Melbourne contains practical tips on beneficial activity levels, how to stay motivated, and key information sources.

This booklet from Dementia Australia SA provides information about gardening and dementia, including dementia and garden environments, gardens that heal, garden implementation process, dementia-specific gardens, and basic garden design ideas.

This video focuses on Friends in Harmony, a dementia friendly choir run by Alzheimer’s WA. (2 min)

This webpage is for people with dementia, carers, and health professionals. It provides information, helpful strategies, and tools to improve communication of the dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support. 

This tool from the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration helps a carer keep an up-to-date source of information that can help hospital staff tailor care for your loved one. It is designed on the principles of person-centred care, which values each person as an individual.

This helpsheet from the Dementia Centre and HammondCare provides information about the use of floor-mounted wayfinding signage for people with dementia living in residential care.

This booklet from Dementia Australia features information, tips and strategies on staying connected to people living with dementia. 

This webinar from Dementia Training Australia focuses on how we can support residents to personalise their bedroom and have a richer dining experience (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (43 min)

This webinar from Dementia Training Australia introduces ways of supporting residents and staff to personalise indoor and outdoor spaces, and focus on specific day-to-day activities, such as having a richer dining experience. (30 min)

This report from NSW Health describes the characteristics, prevalence and current health service use of people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.