Resources
Explore resources from a range of sources across the aged care sector - including government, research, academic and practice-based materials - curated by ARIIA to support evidence-informed practice and innovation.
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Music and dementia
Music is said to have a powerful and unique role in dementia care, enhancing quality of life for people living with dementia and their carers. This webpage from Forward with Dementia provides information about the use of music in dementia.
Memory aids in the home and dementia
This webpage from healthdirect provides tips regarding how to set up a home to help a person with dementia find their way around/stay connected to the present.
Medicines and dementia: What you need to know
This webpage provides information about medicines and dementia, including resources, distress, strategies to manage distress, medicines to manage distress symptoms, treatment, decision-making rights, other conditions with dementia, medicines-related problems for people with dementia, and tips for good medicine management (includes video).
Making plans and decisions
These sections from Forward with Dementia contain information, tools and helpful strategies used by people with dementia.