New QLD dementia service

Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot has officially opened the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service in Woolloongabba, operated by Alzheimer’s Australia (Queensland).

The Australian Government has provided funding of $2.6 million over two years for the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service in Queensland as part of $22 million committed for dementia behaviour advisory services across Australia.

Mrs Elliot said the service would improve the quality of life of people with dementia whose behaviour is having an impact on their care.

“The Service will also help Queensland’s carers cope with the challenging and sometimes distressing behaviour of people with dementia – through improving the understanding of the illness,” she said.

“The Behaviour Management Advisory Service will provide practical assistance such as assessment and support; clinical supervision and mentoring of carers and care staff.

“The aim is to take some of the stress and distress out of caring for a person affected by dementia,” Mrs Elliot said.

Alzheimer’s Australia (Queensland) also operates Dementia and Memory Community Centres in Brisbane and eight smaller regional centres in Queensland.