New Dementia Resource Guide
A new Dementia Resource Guide aims to improve the care and quality of life for people with dementia by providing links to resources on 17 topic areas such as assessment and diagnosis, forward planning, medical treatment and support services.
The Dementia Resource Guide consists of information and resources to assist people with dementia, carers and families, volunteers, and staff providing care and support.
The resource aims to improve the understanding and management of dementia and provides information to assist in planning for the future.
It was developed through Australian Government funding of $385,000 from the Dementia Initiative by a research team at the National Ageing Research Institute.
The research team reviewed more than 700 resources to find the best information available on a range of topics relevant to people living with dementia.
“The new guide can be used by anyone who cares for a person with dementia. This includes family members as well as staff and volunteers in residential care homes, in community care and hospitals,” the Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot said when launching the Guide.
The Dementia Resource Guide is available at www.health.gov.au/dementia. It will also be available in CD-Rom format from early July by contacting dementia@health.gov.au
