Dementia
Report
Dementia care in the acute hospital setting: issues and strategies
This report identifies a range of strategies to improve the outcomes for people with dementia.
Thesis
An examination of customer perceptions of effectiveness and standards in essential functions and services delivery in rural communities
In this study, customers/consumers, representatives of public sector provider organisations, and elected policy makers conveyed their perceptions of factors influencing essential functions and services delivery in selected Western Australian rural communities.
Working paper
Future housing and support needs of people with dementia
This research project will provide policy-makers and housing practitioners with new knowledge into the future housing and support needs of people with dementia. It will advance strategies to support tenants, extend their capacity to age-in-place and improve service coordination in this area.
Report
Is the incidence of dementia declining?
Action on preventative health could lower the risk of dementia for future generations, argues this report.
Report
A preliminary evaluation of the Short Break Stay Program: respite care for people with dementia
Recognising the need for a respite service which provides real support and reassurance for carers of people with dementia, Brotherhood of St Laurence Aged Services devised the Short Break Stay program at the Banksia Community Respite Centre. There is clear evidence that the program, which provides a three-day stay for people with advanced dementia in...