There is so much we’ll miss out on with Mum.

Isabelle, whose mum Christine passed away from Alzheimer’s disease at just 59.

Join us for a scintillating evening of casino games, dancing, cocktails and … GOLD

New Date: 10th September 2020, 6.30PM - 10.30PM

Dementia Australia is using technology to support people living with dementia, their carers and families and to create experiential learning and development tools for health care professionals.

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

A Better Visit

A Better Visit is a free iPad app that enhances communication and social interactions between people with dementia and their visitors.

Become a dementia friend!

Make your community dementia-friendly, support people living with dementia.

Dementia costs Australia $14.67 billion a year.

By 2056, $36 billion a year.

Medicines and dementia: what you need to know

Medicines do not have to be part of your care plan for dementia, nor play a large role in your life.

We are committed to meeting the needs of people from the LGBTI community

Embrace diversity

Support, information and education for People living
with dementia Support, information and education for Carers, family
and friends Support, information and education for Health
professionals

A coronavirus (COVID-19) update from Dementia Australia

Read our latest update on coronavirus (COVID-19) here.

Available resources

Tips for carers, families and friends of people living with dementia
Tips for residential care providers
Tips for home care providers
Tips for people living with dementia

Welcome to Dementia Australia

We represent the 459,000 Australians living with dementia and the almost 1.6 million Australians involved in their care.

Dementia-friendly communities

A dementia-friendly community is a place where people living with dementia are supported to live a high quality of life with meaning, purpose and value.

Dementia Australia has developed resources to assist all Australians to get a better understanding of what they can do to contribute to a dementia-friendly nation.

For more information visit www.dementiafriendly.org.au.

Free phone and email support service

The National Dementia Helpline is open nationally from 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. A message service is available so if you call outside operating hours, we’ll call you back the next working day. More information

Make a difference

You can make regular donations, donate to local services and to research

For health professionals

Support

Services to support people with any type of dementia, their families and carers

What is dementia?

Education

Australia's leading dementia learning service

Help Sheets

Advice on the issues most commonly raised about dementia

Resources

Videos, facts, guides, toolkits, helpsheets, translated information and useful resources

What is dementia?

Dementia definitions, symptoms and causes, memory loss

Featured video

Latest videos

Dementia Action Week - Real Voices

Dementia Australia virtual reality and computer games to bring a positive change in dementia care

Carers and people living with dementia share Christmas festive wishes

The diet to fight dementia

It's not a disgrace... It's dementia - Hindi

More latest videos

Media releases

New hotline for older Australians during COVID-19 pandemic launched

Reaffirmation of aged care visit guidelines must bring an end to insensitive restrictions

Community Visitors volunteers must receive dementia-specific training

Contact us - Dementia Australia calls for people impacted by dementia to reach out for support

Dementia Help Sheets to navigate coronavirus COVID-19

An update from Dementia Australia

Capacity and needs of people living with dementia a priority for aged and health care COVID-19 coronavirus responses

Driving legends join forces to lead the race against dementia

Leading sector change to embed quality dementia care as core business

Number of Australians living with dementia to rise, Dementia Australia releases national Dementia Guide

Calendar

Living with dementia program - Starting 28 April - Online / QLD

POSTPONED: Blokes in the caring role - 29 April - Hamilton

Grief, loss and dementia - 29 April - Online / Gold Coast

Living with dementia program - Starting 29 April - Online / Fullarton

POSTPONED: Coping with changes in behaviour - 29 April - Geelong

POSTPONED: Younger onset dementia - Starting 30 April - North Ryde

POSTPONED: Care for the carer - Starting 30 April - Millicent

POSTPONED: Care for the carer - Starting 4 May - Holden Hill

Care for the carer - Starting 4 May - Online / VIC

Care for the carer - 5 May - Online / QLD

The Optimistic Leader 51m @optimistleader

@MareeMcCabe @DementiaAus on The Case for #Optimism @Centre4Optimism Thanks for sharing @LEAD_Coalition… https://t.co/2DlmGYQOBl

Ita Buttrose 5h @ItaButtrose

RT @DementiaAus: The deadline for our next round of dementia-friendly community grant funding closes this week on 30 April, with up to $15,…

the DAWN Method 6h @theDAWNmethod

RT @LEAD_Coalition: The Case for #Optimism https://t.co/svUMzZedwn via @optimistleader @MareeMcCabe @DementiaAus #Alzheimers #dementia #CO…

Mary Carmen Porres #QuédateEnCasa 7h @LaPorres

RT @DementiaAus: The deadline for our next round of dementia-friendly community grant funding closes this week on 30 April, with up to $15,…

Deanne 12h @bjakd

@CarePageAU @AgedCareGuild @ACSANational @LASANational @OPAN_AU @COTAAustralia @DementiaAus @richardmcolbeck… https://t.co/4Vk0VoKoKK

Deanne 13h @bjakd

@CarePageAU @AgedCareGuild @ACSANational @LASANational @OPAN_AU @COTAAustralia @DementiaAus @richardmcolbeck… https://t.co/9GQcwHBsrU

Deanne 13h @bjakd

@CarePageAU @AgedCareGuild @ACSANational @LASANational @OPAN_AU @COTAAustralia @DementiaAus @richardmcolbeck… https://t.co/NFjPEtUdvY

S-Airbag 13h @SAirbagGZ

@COTAAustralia @OPAN_AU @NationalSeniors @DementiaAus @richardmcolbeck Hi dear, nice to meet you here. We produce i… https://t.co/gyO2HuwDsK

Aussie Leaders 14h @AussieLeader

@MareeMcCabe @DementiaAus on The Case for #Optimism @Centre4Optimism Thanks for sharing @LEAD_Coalition… https://t.co/ESOroHO6w3

Lauren Todorovic 14h @LaurenTodorovic

RT @CarePageAU: Here are the full results of CarePage's Resident Relative Sentiment survey. #agedcare @AgedCareGuild @ACSANational @LASANa…

Career opportunities

State Manager, Client Services

East Perth

Team Leader, Client Services (Hamilton)

Hamilton, NSW

Team Leader, Client Services (Hawthorn)

Hawthorn, VIC

News

Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT) Registry and Clinical Trials Program

Dementia Australia mourns the passing of Emeritus Professor Hal Kendig

Dementia advocates marry after 34 years together

Dementia Awareness Month 2017

1200 kilometres in honour of Nan.

Memory Walk and Jog

Three families living with dementia share their experience through ABC’s Four Corners

GIANTS netball ace Sam Poolman becomes Dementia Australia NSW Ambassador

Gold Coast volunteer making a difference

National Volunteer Week

Featured resources

Clone of Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Tips for residential care providers

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Tips for Carers, Families and Friends of People Living with Dementia

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Tips for home care providers

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Tips for People Living with Dementia

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Tips for residential aged care providers

Dementia and your legal rights

Dementia language guidelines

Family and friends matter

Information for health professionals

LGBTI and dementia

A coronavirus (COVID-19) update from Dementia Australia

Read more here