Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
In this module you will work through two case studies and develop a plan for appropriately withdrawing a benzodiazepine and/or other sedative medication for a person living with dementia.
The course will highlight the risks associated with using benzodiazepines and other sedatives, discuss the situations when benzodiazepines and other sedatives may be helpful in supporting a person...
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.
Person-centred dementia care. What does it really mean for persons living with dementia, their care partners and care workers?Watch as Professor Brendan McCormack makes the case for...
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...
This module provides an overview of pain and how to recognise pain in people living with dementia who can’t tell us that they are in pain. You will learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in...
Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
This module raises awareness of person-centred pain management and the importance of pain evaluation. This is module 3 in the 3-part module series: Recognising and Acting on Pain in People Living...
Explore how to assess pain in people living with dementia who may not be able to verbalise their pain.This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: Recognising and Acting on Pain in People Living...
This module introduces you to sleep in the context of older people and specifically, people living with dementia. We unpack what happens in the brain during sleep, factors influencing sleep and the...
Understand some of the issues older people have with their sleep, learn about the association between sleep and dementia and uncover ways that nurses and care workers can optimise sleep for those...
After identifying the factors that may be contributing to a person’s sleep disturbance, this module explores what changes you can make to optimise the person’s sleep. Our experts outline some...
