The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has issued new advice for improving collaboration between GPs and residential aged care staff.
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Complaints resources available in five languages
Video and print resources for aged care workers have been translated by the Aged Care Complaints Scheme into five languages to help staff support aged care residents with the complaints process.
Virtual dementia experience for aged care workers
Alzheimer’s Australia Vic has opened a new learning centre that gives aged care workers the chance to enter the virtual world of someone with dementia.
Putting wishes down “in black and white”
New research is released showing just 5 per cent of people can correctly explain what a will, a power of attorney and an enduring guardianship are.
Video resources to support dementia
Alzheimer’s Australia NSW has launched a video resource on YouTube to help people living with dementia and their carers, while ANZ is the latest community services organisation to commit to giving its staff dementia awareness training as Alzheimer’s Australia Vic continues the rollout of Is it Dementia?
Further praise for online palliative care resource
The Palliative Care Online Training resource has won its second major award in just four months since it was launched.
Talking to loved ones with dementia
A new free resource from Bupa Care gives helpful advice and practical suggestions on how to engage and communicate with a loved one who has dementia.
Dementia training for NSW transport workers
The NSW state government in partnership with the NSW Taxi Council and Alzheimer’s Australia have announced the introduction of dementia awareness training for the state’s taxi drivers and bus, rail and ferry frontline staff.
In-home dementia coaching for carers
A free skills-building program for dementia carers with individually tailored coaching, relaxation and stress management, and social networking is among some new dementia initiatives marking Dementia Awareness Week.
Surviving stroke
Engineer, Dr Tom Crow was thrown into a new and confronting role when his wife experienced a massive stroke. Told she was unlikely to walk again or come home, he took on the carer and advocate role with amazing results. His handbook tells how.
Resource guide for retirees
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a comprehensive downloadable reference guide of information, supports and services to assist retirees with the decisions they may need to make in their later years.
Finding hope when it hurts
How the brain can retrain itself to respond to pain and thereby reduce unnecessary dependence on strong painkillers is the focus of a new book by three leading pain experts to be launched in Sydney on Thursday.
Montessori method for dementia care resources
Alzheimer’s Australia has launched a set of resources utilising the Montessori education method which aim to help family carers and people with dementia maintain better relationships. The launch coincides with the start of a national workshop tour.
UTAS launches free international dementia course
The world’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) devoted to dementia developed by the University of Tasmania is set to begin on July 29 and has already attracted ‘virtual students’ from more than 30 countries.
