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Sources of health, salutogenesis and spirituality in aged care

08 May 2018

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

Win $2000 and help make a difference to people with dementia

01 Mar 2018

The first prize is $2000, second prize is $1000 and third prize is $500. Each prize is awarded in both second and third year streams. The first 100 entries will...

Dementia and living a meaningful life

02 Feb 2018

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

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Caring from bedtime to breakfast: focus of free course for shiftworkers (Podcast)

02 Feb 2018

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

Bedtime to Breakfast: caring at night for people with dementia

02 Feb 2018

“These are important strategies to have, because we know people with dementia can spend up to 40 per cent of their bedtime hours awake.” Other DTA e-learning courses on offer...

New dementia e-learning for night time carers

02 Feb 2018

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

Bedtime to breakfast and beyond

01 Feb 2018

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

Restaurant invites people with dementia to serve up food and joy for World Alzheimer’s Day

03 Jan 2018

Yoko Kono, 78, and Hideko Maruyama, 82 were among the seventeen waiters and waitresses on rotation. “It was fun,” Hideko said during a morning break at the restaurant. By the afternoon,...

A home for all ages

12 Dec 2017

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.

Building capacity in responsive care

06 Dec 2017

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

Students can win $2000 and make a difference to dementia

06 Dec 2017

Second and third year undergraduate students are invited to apply. The first 100 entries will receive a free submission to the Australian Journal of Dementia Care, worth $99 a year....

LGBTI e-learning course ‘a step in the right direction’

28 Nov 2017

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Medication app for staff working with people with dementia

20 Nov 2017

New training on homelessness and dementia

15 Nov 2017

Aged care workforce taskforce announcement

01 Nov 2017

New medication app for staff working with dementia

26 Oct 2017

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.

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Salutogenics and residential care for people with dementia

02 Oct 2017

DTA e-learning on caring for LGBTI people with dementia

01 Oct 2017

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)...

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Tailored to fit: DTA Tailored Training Packages

29 Sep 2017

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

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Salutogenesis: shifting the focus of care to wellness

27 Sep 2017

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

DTA News Room

Sources of health, salutogenesis and spirituality in aged care

Win $2000 and help make a difference to people with dementia

Dementia and living a meaningful life

Caring from bedtime to breakfast: focus of free course for shiftworkers (Podcast)

Bedtime to Breakfast: caring at night for people with dementia

New dementia e-learning for night time carers

Bedtime to breakfast and beyond

Restaurant invites people with dementia to serve up food and joy for World Alzheimer’s Day

A home for all ages

Building capacity in responsive care

Students can win $2000 and make a difference to dementia

LGBTI e-learning course ‘a step in the right direction’

Medication app for staff working with people with dementia

New training on homelessness and dementia

Aged care workforce taskforce announcement

New medication app for staff working with dementia

Salutogenics and residential care for people with dementia

DTA e-learning on caring for LGBTI people with dementia

Tailored to fit: DTA Tailored Training Packages

Salutogenesis: shifting the focus of care to wellness

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