Resources

Meredith Blake's presentation on supported decision-making as part of the ‘We’ in Dementia Community Services Symposium. (22 min)

This video from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre explains supported decision-making for people with dementia from the perspective of a person with a diagnosis of dementia, carers, a geriatrician and an aged care facility manager. (6 min)

Ron's wife, Diana, had dementia. As her carer, Ron struggled with facilitating the choices his wife wanted to make that he was unsure of. This video is from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre. (4 min)

This 15-minute video from Dementia Training Australia introduces responsive behaviours, why they occur and what we can do to help reduce or eliminate them (*please note you must be logged in as a Dementia Training Australia member (free) to watch video presentations and access resources). (15 min)

This resource from Dementia Australia offers practical ways that carers – including activity support workers, personal care attendants and other aged care professionals – can work together to engage people living with dementia in purposeful activities at home and in social groups.

Catalyst takes you inside a program which is revealing that personalised playlists can re-awaken the brains of people with advanced dementia and allow people with severe Parkinson's to move. (29 min)

In this video from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Tara recounts her first-hand experiences with medication use in older adults when she became a carer for her father who had dementia. (3 min)

This short video from the National Ageing Research Institute provides practical tips about lifestyle changes to prevent the onset of dementia (available in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, Tamil, Greek, Vietnamese, Spanish, Italian).

Using an evidence-based approach, Anglicare SA delivers a few minutes of dementia care training every day. James Stack, Director and Co Founder of OBVIOUS CHOICE, introduces how the campaign was run and the technology that effectively supported its implementation. (4 min)

This video from the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation provides information about allied health professionals and how they can contribute to the health care of a person living with dementia. (3 min)