Flinders University in partnership with the Australian Nursing Home Foundation Ltd, the Chinese Australian Services Society Ltd, and the Chinese Welfare Services of SA Inc has been awarded an ARIIA grant for their ‘Optimising support for Chinese carers of people with dementia by embedding iSupport in routine aged care services’ project.
iSupport is a skill training program for informal carers of people with dementia and was originally developed by the World Health Organisation. This program has been culturally adapted into the Chinese-Australian community and shown effectiveness in improving the quality of life and reducing stress for carers.