DTA News Room

DTA Executive Director Richard Fleming writes in the Australian Ageing Agenda about the Village by Scalabrini, a new dementia friendly community that “marks the emergence of a new paradigm in...

DTA Director Andrew Stafford writes about the alarmingly high proportion of people living with dementia using antipsychotic medications

Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day and in the week when the Royal Commission on Aged Care was announced, we may find ourselves thinking that it is time for things to...

A program which uses personalised music playlists to help individuals living with dementia, chronic cognitive and physical impairments to reconnect with family, friends and carers.

Official opening of Australia’s first dementia-friendly, net-zero energy house, based on Dementia Training Australia design principles.

New research on the impact of temperature on people living with dementia, supervised by DTA Executive Director Richard Fleming and published in the Conversation.

A case study on Dementia Training Australia’s work with Scalabrini Village is profiled in the program Every Three Seconds, launched at the Alzheimer’s Disease International conference in Chicago on Saturday.

University of Newcastle medicine student, Tara Kannan, has been announced as a winner of this year’s National Dementia Storytelling Competition, an annual awareness initiative run by Dementia Training Australia (DTA)...

Workshop held by Richard Fleming in Narrabri about caring for people living with dementia

University of Canberra physiotherapy student Matthew Boom has won high praise for raising awareness of the benefits of physical activity for people living with dementia.

Two university students have snagged $2000 each for their exploration of salutogenesis and what it means for people with dementia.

Almost half a million Australians are living with dementia and Dementia Training Australia is inviting undergraduate students to help make a difference.

An article from the Australian Journal of Dementia Care on DTA’s first year and Tailored Training Packages (TTPs), co-authored by DTA directors.

An article by Richard Fleming in the Meaningful Ageing Australia newsletter, on salutogenesis and spirituality in aged care.

Almost half a million Australians are living with dementia and Dementia Training Australia is inviting undergraduate students to help make a difference.

What gives our lives meaning is different for every one of us. DTA Executive Director Professor Richard Fleming writes for HelloCare.

Dementia Training Australia has launched a free online training course for aged care staff who care for people with dementia overnight.

Dementia Training Australia is offering a new online course for shift workers who care at night for people with dementia.

Dementia Training Australia has launched a free online training course for aged care staff who care for people with dementia overnight.

Good sleep is vital for well-being, and the need for restorative sleep does not lessen with age.