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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 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.

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

Tokyo restaurant “The Restaurant of Order Mistakes”, invited waiters and waitresses, all of whom have dementia, to volunteer their time in the lead up to World Alzheimer’s Day 2017. The...

Construction has started on a house set to change how older people live, underpinned by a set of design principles developed by DTA Executive Director, Professor Richard Fleming.

Undergraduate students across Australia can win prizes of up to $2000 and help make a difference to people living with dementia in the 2017 National Dementia Storytelling Competition.

A staff training program to help residential aged care organisations address and reduce dementia related responsive behaviours.

A new short, online and free course aimed at assisting workers across the health and aged care sectors become culturally competent in relation to working with Lesbian Gay Bisexual, Transgender,...

Dementia Training Australia (DTA) has released a new mobile device app to assist staff involved in medication management to provide quality use of medicines for people living with dementia.

Dementia among the homeless or those at risk of becoming homeless is one of six diverse groups featured in a series of national workshops getting underway this month.

An ‘expert taskforce’ aimed at developing a wide-ranging workforce strategy focused on supporting safe, quality aged care for senior Australians has today been announced by Government. The taskforce will include...

Dementia Training Australia has released a new mobile app to assist staff involved in medication management to provide quality use of medicines for people living with dementia.

In this article, Jan Golembiewski, a practising architect and neuroscience PhD, reframes the essentials of good design and care delivery for people with dementia.

Dementia Training Australia (DTA) is offering a new online course to help dementia care workers and organisations provide inclusive care and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)...

DTA will work with the organisation to put together a customised combination of recommended courses, services and resources to meet specific needs.

The ‘salutogenic approach’ has enormous relevance in aged care, particularly in the care of people with dementia.

Storytelling competition to explore supporting people with dementia.

Dementia Training Australia has launched an online learning platform featuring short and flexible courses designed to help time-poor aged care staff complete the training.