Resources

Dementia can have an impact on a person’s ability to communicate verbally. This sheet from Alzheimer's WA provides information regarding communicating and engaging with a person with dementia, stigma, what not to do, and life story books.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides practical strategies to try when responding to common medication difficulties by understanding the person with dementia and their situation.

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides examples of common delusions and hallucinations that may be experienced by the person with dementia and how to respond to them.

The pandemic has resulted in changes to our daily lives. This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides simple steps to build the resilience of people in care.

This infographic from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is targeted at reducing inappropriate use of antipsychotics. It summarises why this is such an important issue for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia across multiple healthcare settings.

These quick tips from Dementia Support Australia look at some ways care staff can reduce the risk of infection while keeping the person with dementia, and staff, safe while maintaining wellbeing.

This paper from Alzheimer's WA provides information for carers regarding living well with dementia, the human experience, the importance of staying connected, accepting support, processing the diagnosis, accessing support, and validating and acknowledging death.

This care staff helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia covers the general principles of mediation management and pharmacotherapies available for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Taking risks and making our own choices in life is very important to our sense of self-mastery, control, self-worth and self-esteem. This sheet from Alzheimer's WA provides information regarding safety, risk and independence, physical needs, intimacy, and preparing for hospital visits.

This care staff helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides an understanding and practical approaches on how to plan and include a person with dementia in their personal care.