This report describes the methods used for the Hospital Dementia Services Project to derive dementia status, complete hospital stays and post-hospital destination using New South Wales hospital data for 2006-07. Comparisons of estimates using these key variables show that the method used to derive the variables can substantially affect analytical results on use of hospitals...

This report finds that people with dementia had much higher hospitalisation rates than those without dementia: 26% compared with 12%. The Hospital Dementia Services Project is an innovative study that uses linked data to explore how hospital-based aged care and dementia services in New South Wales in 2006-07 influenced outcomes for people with dementia. This...

This report looks into the current research regarding dementia and Alzheimer's disease prevention and offers ideas for possible future solutions.

This report provides a comprehensive picture of dementia in Australia, illustrated by the latest available data and information on trends over time.

The World Alzheimer Report 2012 shares results from an international survey of people with dementia and carers on their personal experiences of stigma. The report provides information on stigma and dementia, highlights programmes from around the world, and makes recommendations which could help reduce stigma.