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Download a range of useful materials for you to discuss with dementia patients and their carers. Some materials are available in several languages.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

What is dementia?

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Diagnosing dementia

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Information for family and friends

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Memory changes

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Caring for someone with dementia

Going to hospital

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Communication
Communication

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Therapies and communication approaches
Therapies and communication approaches

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Safety issues
Safety issues

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Caring for someone who lives alone
Caring for someone who lives alone

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Activities
Activities

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Driving

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Travelling
Travelling

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Working with doctors
Working with doctors

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Pain
Pain

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Eating
Eating

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Nutrition
Nutrition

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Dental care
Dental care

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Sleeping
Sleeping

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Dressing
Dressing

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Hygiene
Hygiene

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Continence
Continence

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Intimacy and sexual issues
Intimacy and sexual issues

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Later stages of dementia
Later stages of dementia

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Making the most of respite care
Making the most of respite care

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Palliative care
Palliative care

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Changed behaviours and dementia

Depression and dementia
Depression and dementia

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Changed behaviours
Changed behaviours

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Problem solving
Problem solving

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Wandering
Wandering

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Sundowning
Sundowning

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Anxious behaviours
Anxious behaviours

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Aggressive behaviours
Aggressive behaviours

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Agitated behaviours
Agitated behaviours

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Hallucinations and false ideas
Hallucinations and false ideas

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Disinhibited behaviours
Disinhibited behaviours

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Early Diagnosis

What is dementia?

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Memory Changes
Memory Changes

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Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

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Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Vascular Cognitive Impairment

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Tests used in diagnosing dementia

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Diagnosing dementia

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Diagnosis: Informing the person with dementia

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The importance of a timely dementia diagnosis

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Essentials for good dementia care in General Practice

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Diagnostic criteria for dementia

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Managing dementia – related cognitive decline in patients & their caregivers

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Initiatives for patient care

Living with Memory Loss program
Living with Memory Loss program

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Living with Memory Loss – Referral form
Living with Memory Loss – Referral form

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Safely Home program
Safely Home program

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Intervention

Talking about the diagnosis
Talking about the diagnosis

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Talking with your doctor
Talking with your doctor

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Information for family & friends

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Early planning

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Next steps

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Mental exercise and dementia
Mental exercise and dementia

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What you eat and drink and your brain
What you eat and drink and your brain

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Physical exercise and dementia
Physical exercise and dementia

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Lewy body disease

Lewy body disease

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Cognitive changes in Lewy body disease

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Neuropsychiatric changes in Lewy body disease

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Motor changes in Lewy body disease

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Autonomic changes in Lewy body disease

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Information for family and friends

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Information for home and community care workers

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Information for day placement workers

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Information for acute care workers

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Information for care facilities

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Living with dementia

Driving and Dementia VIC Pathway

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Driving and Dementia InfoSheet

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Staying on the move – brochure

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Staying on the move – booklet

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How Dementia Australia can help
How Dementia Australia can help

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Looking after yourself
Looking after yourself

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Driving and dementia
Driving and dementia

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Living alone
Living alone

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Feelings and adjusting to change
Feelings and adjusting to change

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Keeping involved and active
Keeping involved and active

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Making employment decisions
Making employment decisions

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Safer walking for people with dementia: approaches and technologies
Safer walking for people with dementia: approaches and technologies

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Pain and dementia
Pain and dementia

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Depression and dementia
Depression and dementia

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Rights to health information
Rights to health information

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Looking after families and carers

Taking a break
Taking a break

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Taking care of yourself
Taking care of yourself

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Coping after the death of someone with dementia
Coping after the death of someone with dementia

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Men and caring
Men and caring

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Feelings
Feelings

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Residential care and dementia

Deciding on residential care
Deciding on residential care

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Which residential facility?
Which residential facility?

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Caring partnerships
Caring partnerships

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Good care in a residential facility
Good care in a residential facility

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Information and support
Information and support

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Coping with placement
Coping with placement

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Science and dementia

Genetics of dementia
Genetics of dementia

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Dementia research
Dementia research

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Brain donation
Brain donation

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Aluminium and Alzheimer’s disease
Aluminium and Alzheimer’s disease

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Anaesthesia for older people and people with dementia
Anaesthesia for older people and people with dementia

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The environment and dementia

The kitchen
The kitchen

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The laundry
The laundry

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The living room
The living room

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The bathroom and toilet
The bathroom and toilet

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The bedroom
The bedroom

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The building
The building

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Furnishings and decor
Furnishings and decor

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Utilities
Utilities

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Outside
Outside

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Health and safety for carers
Health and safety for carers

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Pets
Pets

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Creating a calming environment
Creating a calming environment

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Memory aids in the home
Memory aids in the home

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New housing and renovations
New housing and renovations

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Treatments for dementia

Drug treatments and dementia

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Drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease – Cholinesterase inhibitors
Drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease – Cholinesterase inhibitors

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PBS subsidies for cholinesterase inhibitors: what are the conditions?
PBS subsidies for cholinesterase inhibitors: what are the conditions?

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Drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease – Memantine
Drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease – Memantine

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Drugs used to relieve behavioural and psychological symtoms of dementia
Drugs used to relieve behavioural and psychological symtoms of dementia

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Risperidone for treatment of behavioural symptoms in dementia
Risperidone for treatment of behavioural symptoms in dementia

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Souvenaid – A dietary treatment for mild Alzheimer’s disease
Souvenaid – A dietary treatment for mild Alzheimer’s disease

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Types of dementia

Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease

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Progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Progression of Alzheimer’s disease

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Vascular dementia
Vascular dementia

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Frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia

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Lewy body disease
Lewy body disease

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Alcohol related dementia and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Alcohol related dementia and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

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HIV associated dementia
HIV associated dementia

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Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Posterior Cortical Atrophy

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Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease
Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease

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Young people and dementia

Information about dementia for young people
Information about dementia for young people

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Information about dementia for parents and grandparents
Information about dementia for parents and grandparents

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Younger onset dementia

Understanding younger onset dementia

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Practical guide

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About the Younger Onset Dementia Key Worker program

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Health, wellbeing and lifestyle

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Addressing challenges

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Language and communication

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Attention and memory

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Planning ahead: decision making capacity and the law

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Younger onset dementia

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Younger onset dementia
Younger onset dementia

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Early planning
Early planning

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Employment
Employment

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1. Alzheimer’s Association. 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease. https://www.alz.org/national/documents/brochure_10warnsigns.pdf

The early signs of dementia are subtle and may not be immediately obvious. Early signs of dementia include:¹

Memory loss
Repetitive behaviour
Difficulty performing familiar tasks
Social isolation
Confusion about time and place
Problems with abstract thinking
Loss of initiative
Behavioural changes
Poor or decreased judgement
Language problems

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helping you to provide better care

Download a range of useful materials for you to discuss with dementia patients and their carers. Some materials are available in several languages.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

What is dementia?

Diagnosing dementia

Information for family and friends

Memory changes

Alzheimer’s disease

Caring for someone with dementia

Going to hospital

Communication

Therapies and communication approaches

Safety issues

Caring for someone who lives alone

Activities

Driving

Travelling

Working with doctors

Pain

Eating

Nutrition

Dental care

Sleeping

Dressing

Hygiene

Continence

Intimacy and sexual issues

Later stages of dementia

Making the most of respite care

Palliative care

Changed behaviours and dementia

Depression and dementia

Changed behaviours

Problem solving

Wandering

Sundowning

Anxious behaviours

Aggressive behaviours

Agitated behaviours

Hallucinations and false ideas

Disinhibited behaviours

Early Diagnosis

What is dementia?

Memory Changes

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Tests used in diagnosing dementia

Diagnosing dementia

Diagnosis: Informing the person with dementia

The importance of a timely dementia diagnosis

Essentials for good dementia care in General Practice

Diagnostic criteria for dementia

Managing dementia – related cognitive decline in patients & their caregivers

Initiatives for patient care

Living with Memory Loss program

Living with Memory Loss – Referral form

Safely Home program

Intervention

Talking about the diagnosis

Talking with your doctor

Information for family & friends

Early planning

Next steps

Mental exercise and dementia

What you eat and drink and your brain

Physical exercise and dementia

Lewy body disease

Lewy body disease

Cognitive changes in Lewy body disease

Neuropsychiatric changes in Lewy body disease

Motor changes in Lewy body disease

Autonomic changes in Lewy body disease

Information for family and friends

Information for home and community care workers

Information for day placement workers

Information for acute care workers

Information for care facilities

Living with dementia

Driving and Dementia VIC Pathway

Driving and Dementia InfoSheet