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Table of contents:

About dementia

Changed behaviours and dementia

Looking after families and carers

Caring for someone with dementia

Residential care and dementia

Information for people with dementia

Environment

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Lewy body disease

Younger onset dementia

Tips to assist social engagement

Dementia Q&A

Other information

Your Brain Matters

Notes and updates

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About dementia:
01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker
02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker 02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker
03 Diagnosis - informing the person with dementiaReadSpeaker
04 Information for family and friendsReadSpeaker
05 Information about dementia for young peopleReadSpeaker
06 Information about dementia for parents and grandparents ReadSpeaker
07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker 07 Early planningReadSpeaker
08 Next stepsReadSpeaker
09 Drug treatments and dementiaReadSpeaker
10 Genetics of dementiaReadSpeaker
11 Dementia researchReadSpeaker
12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker 12 Memory changes ReadSpeaker
13 Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker 13 Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker 13 Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker 13 Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker
14 Progression of Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker
15 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker
16 Vascular dementiaReadSpeaker 16 Vascular dementiaReadSpeaker 16 Vascular dementiaReadSpeaker 16 Vascular dementiaReadSpeaker
17 Frontotemporal dementiaReadSpeaker
18 Alcohol related dementia and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndromeReadSpeaker
19 HIV associated dementiaReadSpeaker
20 Lewy body diseaseReadSpeaker
21 Younger onset dementiaReadSpeaker
22 Posterior Cortical AtrophyReadSpeaker
23 Dementia Terminology ReadSpeaker
Changed behaviours and dementia:
01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker01 Changed behavioursReadSpeaker
02 Problem solving ReadSpeaker02 Problem solving ReadSpeaker02 Problem solving ReadSpeaker02 Problem solving ReadSpeaker
03 Depression and dementiaReadSpeaker
04 WanderingReadSpeaker04 WanderingReadSpeaker
05 SundowningReadSpeaker
06 Anxious behavioursReadSpeaker
07 Aggressive behavioursReadSpeaker
08 Agitated behavioursReadSpeaker
09 Hallucinations and false ideasReadSpeaker
10 Disinhibited behavioursReadSpeaker
Looking after families and carers:
01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker 01 Taking a breakReadSpeaker
02 Taking care of yourselfReadSpeaker
03 FeelingsReadSpeaker 03 FeelingsReadSpeaker 03 FeelingsReadSpeaker
04 Men in a supportive roleReadSpeaker
05 Coping after the death of someone with dementiaReadSpeaker
Caring for someone with dementia:
01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker 01 CommunicationReadSpeaker
02 Therapies and communication approachesReadSpeaker
03 Safety issuesReadSpeaker 03 Safety issuesReadSpeaker 03 Safety issuesReadSpeaker
04 Caring for someone who lives aloneReadSpeaker 04 Caring for someone who lives aloneReadSpeaker
05 ActivitiesReadSpeaker 05 ActivitiesReadSpeaker 05 ActivitiesReadSpeaker 05 ActivitiesReadSpeaker
06 Making the most of respite careReadSpeaker 06 Making the most of respite careReadSpeaker
07 DrivingReadSpeaker 07 DrivingReadSpeaker 07 DrivingReadSpeaker
08 TravellingReadSpeaker 08 TravellingReadSpeaker
09 Working with doctorsReadSpeaker 09 Working with doctorsReadSpeaker 09 Working with doctorsReadSpeaker 09 Working with doctorsReadSpeaker
10 Going to hospitalReadSpeaker
11 PainReadSpeaker
12 EatingReadSpeaker
13 NutritionReadSpeaker
14 Dental careReadSpeaker
15 DressingReadSpeaker
16 SleepingReadSpeaker
17 HygieneReadSpeaker
18 ContinenceReadSpeaker
19 Intimacy and sexual issuesReadSpeaker
20 Later stages of dementiaReadSpeaker 20 Later stages of dementiaReadSpeaker
21 Palliative careReadSpeaker
Residential care and dementia:
01 Residential aged careReadSpeaker
02 Choosing a Residential Aged Care Home?ReadSpeaker
03 Caring partnershipsReadSpeaker
04 Good care in a Residential Aged Care HomeReadSpeaker
05 Coping with placementReadSpeaker
Information for people with dementia:
01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker 01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker
02 Early planningReadSpeaker 02 Early planningReadSpeaker 02 Early planningReadSpeaker 02 Early planningReadSpeaker
03 Looking after yourselfReadSpeaker 03 Looking after yourselfReadSpeaker 03 Looking after yourselfReadSpeaker 03 Looking after yourselfReadSpeaker 03 Looking after yourselfReadSpeaker
04 Driving and dementiaReadSpeaker 04 Driving and dementiaReadSpeaker 04 Driving and dementiaReadSpeaker 04 Driving and dementiaReadSpeaker
05 Living aloneReadSpeaker
06 Feelings and adjusting to changeReadSpeaker 06 Feelings and adjusting to changeReadSpeaker 06 Feelings and adjusting to changeReadSpeaker
07 Keeping involved and activeReadSpeaker 07 Keeping involved and activeReadSpeaker 07 Keeping involved and activeReadSpeaker 07 Keeping involved and activeReadSpeaker
08 Talking about the diagnosisReadSpeaker 08 Talking about the diagnosisReadSpeaker 08 Talking about the diagnosisReadSpeaker 08 Talking about the diagnosisReadSpeaker
09 Talking with your doctorReadSpeaker 09 Talking with your doctorReadSpeaker 09 Talking with your doctorReadSpeaker 09 Talking with your doctorReadSpeaker
10 Making employment decisionsReadSpeaker
11 How Dementia Australia can helpReadSpeaker 11 How Dementia Australia can helpReadSpeaker
Environment:
01 Adapting your homeReadSpeaker
02 Supportive AidsReadSpeaker
03 How to design dementia-friendly care environmentsReadSpeaker
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people:
01 What is dementia?ReadSpeaker
02 Diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker
03 Information for family and friendsReadSpeaker
04 Memory changesReadSpeaker
05 Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker
Lewy body disease:
01 Lewy body diseaseReadSpeaker
02 Cognitive (thinking) changes in Lewy body diseaseReadSpeaker
03 Neuropsychiatric (behavioural) changes in Lewy body diseaseReadSpeaker
04 Motor (physical) changes in Lewy body diseaseReadSpeaker
05 Autonomic (involuntary function) changes in Lewy body diseaseReadSpeaker
06 Information for family and friendsReadSpeaker
07 Information for Home Care workersReadSpeaker
08 Information for Community Respite workersReadSpeaker
09 Information for acute care workersReadSpeaker
10 Information for care facilitiesReadSpeaker
Younger onset dementia:
01 Younger onset dementia - an overviewReadSpeaker
02 Planning ahead decision making capacity and the lawReadSpeaker
03 Attention and memoryReadSpeaker
04 Language and communicationReadSpeaker
05 Addressing challengesReadSpeaker
06 EmploymentReadSpeaker
07 Health, wellbeing and lifestyleReadSpeaker
Tips to assist social engagement:
01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker 01 Tips for friends ReadSpeaker
02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker 02 Tips for visiting ReadSpeaker
03 Tips for holiday cheerReadSpeaker
04 Tips for art at home ReadSpeaker
05 Tips for music at homeReadSpeaker
06 Tips for caring from a distanceReadSpeaker
Dementia Q&A:
01 Drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease - Cholinesterase inhibitorsReadSpeaker
02 PBS subsidies for cholinesterase inhibitors what are the conditions?ReadSpeaker
03 Drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease - MemantineReadSpeaker
04 Drugs used to relieve behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementiaReadSpeaker
06 Mental exercise and dementiaReadSpeaker
07 What you eat and drink and your brain ReadSpeaker
08 Physical exercise and dementiaReadSpeaker
09 Safer walking for people with dementia approaches and technologiesReadSpeaker
10 Tests used in diagnosing dementiaReadSpeaker
11 Diagnostic criteria for dementiaReadSpeaker
12 Genetics of dementiaReadSpeaker
13 Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)ReadSpeaker
14 Vascular Cognitive ImpairmentReadSpeaker
15 Depression and dementiaReadSpeaker
16 Pain and dementiaReadSpeaker
17 Brain donationReadSpeaker
18 Rights to health informationReadSpeaker
19 Aluminium and Alzheimer's diseaseReadSpeaker
20 Anaesthesia for older people and people with dementiaReadSpeaker
21 Delirium and dementiaReadSpeaker
22 Preventing financial abuse of people with dementiaReadSpeaker
23 SouvenaidReadSpeaker
24 Anticholinergic drugsReadSpeaker
25 BenzodiazepinesReadSpeaker
Other information:
01 Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)ReadSpeaker
02 Retirement VillagesReadSpeaker
03 Home CareReadSpeaker
04 Hearing Loss and DementiaReadSpeaker
Your Brain Matters:
02 5 Simple StepsReadSpeaker

Notes, and recent updates:

Removed (April 2018):
Dementia Q&A 05: Risperidone for treatment of behavioural symptoms in dementia

New (April 2018):
About dementia 02: Diagnosing dementia - Nepali
About dementia 07: Early planning - Nepali
Caring for someone 01: Communication - Nepali
Changed behaviours 01: Changed behaviours - Nepali
Looking after families and carers 01: Taking a break - Nepali


Help Sheet collections

Download all Help Sheets in all languages. This is a large zip file containing almost 400 PDF files. Updated 06 March 2018.

Download all Help Sheets which are available in English. This is a large zip file containing more than 130 PDF files. Updated 21 November 2017.

Click here to find Help Sheets which have been translated into your language. Each of these language-specific pages contains zip file collections of Help Sheets in that language.

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