
Medicine student tells the story of dementia
University of Newcastle medicine student, Tara Kannan, has been announced as a winner of this yearās National Dementia Storytelling Competition, an annual awareness initiative run...
ReThink Respite provides a portal of information and resources for carers and people living with dementia in Australia.
ReThink Respite provides a portal of information and resources for carers and people living with dementia in Australia. Thereās advice on the types of respite available, help with using respite and other carer support. Resources include a Decision Guide for Carers
to help deciding whether you want or need respite services, checklists for choosing respite services, key contacts and links to other helpful websites and resources.
ReThink Respite began as a community project in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region of NSW, led by Dr Lyn Phillipson at the University of Wollongong. Funding for this project was supported by the Alzheimerās Australia Dementia Research Foundation via a 2015 Resthaven Incorporated Dementia Research Award.
In 2016 the project expanded to include a national website and online support program for carers of people with dementia called ReThink Respite Online. This phase of project activities is supported by a 2016 Dementia Australia Dementia Research Foundation grant.
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University of Newcastle medicine student, Tara Kannan, has been announced as a winner of this yearās National Dementia Storytelling Competition, an annual awareness initiative run...
A flip card resource providing a succinct, on-the-spot point of reference for health professionals and care staff working with people with dementia to help in...