“These are important strategies to have, because we know people with dementia can spend up to 40 per cent of their bedtime hours awake.” Other DTA e-learning courses on offer in February are:

• The View from Here, a program to encourage health professionals to understand the acute care experience from the viewpoint of a person living with dementia
• Management of Antipsychotic Medications in Residential Aged Care Facilities, a practical guide to the introduction, management and withdrawal of antipsychotic medication use for responsive behaviours, when all other non-drug strategies have been unsuccessful
• Community Care and Dementia: Understanding the Condition and Community Care and Dementia: Responsive Behaviours, two courses aimed at promoting knowledge and understanding of dementia among the community and home care workforce
• Caring for LGBTI People with Dementia, a course to help dementia care workers and organisations provide inclusive care and services.

Bedtime to Breakfast was developed in partnership with Life Care. DTA courses are short, mobile-friendly, and cost free to the learner. For more information, visit dta.com.au