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Retirement living workers

Professional development, training and resources for retirement living workers.

Staff training needs

Dementia Essentials: CHCAGE011 Provide support to people living with dementia
Accredited training, Foundation training, Funded training, Communication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face, Online
- All states and territories
- Face-to-face: 2 days. Online: 7 weeks. See below
- Fully funded: Free
Talk with Ted: Dementia Communication Simulation
Communication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- Face-to-face workshop: 3 hours.
- Fees apply for face-to-face workshops
Advanced Skills in Supporting Changed Behaviours
Accredited training, Funded training
- Online
- All states and territories
- 5 weeks
- Fully funded: free
Advanced Communication Skills in Dementia
Accredited training, Funded training
- Online
- All states and territories
- 4 weeks
- Fully funded: free
Ask Annie app
With short, practical and interactive modules, Dementia Australia’s Ask Annie app helps you fit dementia care skills development into your busy day.
Core Dementia Skills
Foundation training, Dementia care training, Aged care training, Communication, Working in partnership with others, Changed behaviours and management, Communication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- 7 hours
- Fees apply
Enabling EDIE : Virtual Reality Dementia Experience
Communication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- 3 hours
- Fees apply
Intimacy, Sexuality and Dementia
- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- 3 hours
- Fees apply
Achieving Purposeful Engagement
Communication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face, Virtual classroom
- All states and territories
- Face-to-face: 3 hours. Virtual classroom: 2 hours.
- Fees apply
Dine with Ted: Virtual Reality Dining Experience
Communication, empathy and engagement
- Face-to-face
- All states and territories
- 3 hours
- Fees apply
Environmental audits: dementia enabling environments
Our aged care, acute care and community care dementia environmental audits help you create dementia-enabling environments to support people living with dementia.
Applying a Problem-Solving Approach to Behaviours
Changed behaviours and management, Foundation training
- Face-to-face, Virtual classroom
- All states and territories, Online
- Online: 2 hours. Face-to-face: 3 hours
- Fees apply