Disinhibited behaviours are actions that seen tactless, rude, or even offensive. They occur when a person’s words and/or actions don’t follow the generally understood social rules about what or where...
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Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
Disinhibited behaviours are actions that seen tactless, rude, or even offensive. They occur when a person’s words and/or actions don’t follow the generally understood social rules about what or where...
Advances in our knowledge of bladder and bowel function and treatment over the last 20 years have focused on interventions to minimise or alleviate symptoms, rather than the art and science of...
This webinar will include an interactive discussion with panelists demonstrating a person-centred approach to managing dementia, while at the same time supporting family members and carers.
The DTA Environment Activity Cards aim to spark conversations among staff, residents and visitors about residential aged care and retirement living buildings. They ask you to consider what makes...
Learn to set up a project run by an Action Group, review a building with our assessment tool and write an Action Plan. This is module 3 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive Environments...
Learn how to establish a vision for a way of life, support smaller-scale living and encourage movement outside to gardens. This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive...
Explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.
Gain insight into the affect environments have on people living with dementia and be introduced to the design principles. This is module 1 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive...
Maximising benefit and minimising harm. Learn how you can support the deprescribing process in older people living with dementia.
Develop your knowledge of how your role can support the deprescribing process for older people living with dementia. This is module 2 in the 2-part module series: Reducing medicines in people living...
This course is designed to help you better understand how to care for a person experiencing dementia-related changed behaviour. You will be able to make a positive difference to people living with...
Dr Karlawish explains the core concepts of decision making ability, decisional capacity and competency with particular attention to the skills needed to assess whether a person may need support in...
With limited guidelines carers have resorted to using extreme measures such as physical restraint and constant supervision to try to maintain safety. These reports have prompted us to review the...
This guide is designed to assist health professionals interpret the results gained from the Hierarchic Dementia Scale-Revised (HDS-R) and develop appropriate strategies for people living with...
Increase your understanding of pain assessment and management for people living with dementia living in a residential environment.
A practical and step-wise approach to improving your knowledge, skills and confidence in recognising, diagnosing and managing dementia in the general practice setting.