
Dementia care resources for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD).
A compilation of web based CALD resources which may assist in the delivery of culturally appropriate care to older people.
A staff training program to help residential aged care organisations address and reduce dementia related responsive behaviours.
Of equal importance are the legibility and comfort of the person’s physical environment, the effects of psychotropic medications they have been prescribed, the extent to which their expressed preferences and needs are well understood and met, and the way that staff and family involved with the person relate to them.
These factors include, for example, those related to the progression of dementia, such as changes in the ability of the person to adequately express their own thoughts and feelings.
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Australian Journal of dementia care (AJDC)
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Elizabeth BeattiePublished
27 November, 2017 Read full articleShare
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A compilation of web based CALD resources which may assist in the delivery of culturally appropriate care to older people.
DTA’s Medication Management Consultancy has seen as much as a 60% relative reduction in antipsychotic medications prescribed within residential aged care facilities across Australia.