Moving Pictures showcase diverse community dementia support
Improving the understanding of dementia and access to care for people in Chinese, Indian and Arab communities is the focus of a…
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Silver Memories radio service launches app
A 24/7 nostalgia radio service, Silver Memories, has launched an app for iPads and Android tablets to provide entertainmen…
People with dementia and the coronavirus
Protecting people with dementia from the coronavirus will be difficult and there will be a number of challenges around mai…
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Grants awarded to multiple dementia research projects
The Dementia Australia Research Foundation, the research arm of peak body for dementia, Dementia Australia, has aw… -
Dementia and Aged Care Roadmap up for public feedback
The Federal Government has just released a draft Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission Roadmap for public consultati… -
Nearly a third of Advance Care Directives are invalid
A nationwide study from Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA), a national program empowering consumers to prepare fo… -
VR workshop educates aged care workers in mealtimes for people with dementia
National peak body, Dementia Australia, has launched a new workshop through its Centre for Dementia Learning, utilisi… -
New cookbook raises funds for dementia bus
Not-for-profit Perth based organisation, Community Vision, has launched its newest recipe book to raise money for the… -
Grand Gamers hitting mental high scores!
A unique study from the University of New England encouraging residents to participate in video games to re-engage th… -
Provider releases resource guide during Dementia Awareness Month
For Dementia Awareness Month, running throughout September, in home service provider, Home Instead Senior Care, has r… -
Dementia Action Week asks, do you discriminate against people with dementia?
Dementia Action Week kicks off today, running from 16-22 September, and is challenging Australians perceptions around… -
AIHW releases two reports into dementia hospitalisations and anti-dementia drugs
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released two reports around dementia in 2016-17, finding a … -
First travelling dementia bus launched in WA
Western Australia’s (WA) first travelling community dementia bus was launched last Wednesday, providing dementia ca… -
Researchers investigate “best practice day” to reduce dementia risk
A new study has received $1.2 million in funding to uncover aspects of diet and activity that create the “best prac… -
Royal Commission: “It’s hard to know where to go to raise issues and complaints…”
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Sleep Awareness Week encourages better sleep for older Australians
When you start to forget things or your memory isn’t quite like used to be, older Australians are quick to blame th… -
Research suggests a healthy lifestyle could reduce the genetic risk of dementia
An international study has found that living a healthy lifestyle may counteract a person’s genetic risk of developi… -
Home-based dementia music therapy program recruiting for study participants
A new home-based music therapy program teaching carers to use music strategically to manage agitation and other sympt… -
Dementia research receives $21 million in Federal funding
Thirteen projects focussing on risk reduction, prevention and tracking of dementia, will receive $21 million in fundi… -
Biggest dementia recruitment and research drive starts in Tasmania
The University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre is undertaking the biggest study into d… -
Grandmother’s dementia leads to career in care
SPONSORED STORY - Just Better Care Mornington, Victoria (VIC), owner Callum McMillian was inspired to enter a career … -
World Health Organisation recommend lifestyle changes to reduce risk of dementia
Living a healthy lifestyle may be the best way to minimise the risk of developing dementia, says the World Health Org…
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