Get support
You don't have to deal with dementia alone. Dementia Australia offers information, advice and support, no matter what your experience of dementia.
- The National Dementia Helpline
Free and confidential, the National Dementia Helpline provides expert information, advice and support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) support
If you’ve been diagnosed with dementia and you’re under 65, you may be eligible for Australian government support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
- Mild Cognitive Impairment: Thinking Ahead
Mild Cognitive Impairment: Thinking Ahead is Dementia Australia’s free, small-group program supporting people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- The Dementia Australia Library
The Dementia Australia Library provides free access to Australia’s largest collection of books, articles, audiobooks and ebooks about dementia.
- Technology
Innovative apps, online and virtual reality experiences for people living with dementia, families, friends and carers, and workers in the aged care and health fields.
- Family engagement counselling for younger onset dementia
Dementia Australia’s free counselling service for families where someone lives with younger onset dementia.
- The Dementia Guide
For people living with dementia, their families and carers.
- Connecting Peers
Dementia Australia's one-to-one Peer Support program connects you with someone who understands your challenges because they have been through a similar experience.
- Counselling
Dementia Australia offers free, confidential, professional counselling for individuals, families, couples and professional carers at all stages of a dementia journey.
- At Home with Dementia
At Home with Dementia is a free Dementia Australia service that helps you make your home more dementia-friendly.
- The Nightingale Program
The Nightingale Program is a palliative model of care, provided by specialist nurses and an Occupational Therapist throughout South Australia for advanced dementia care.
- Dementia Care Finder: Perth
Dementia Australia’s care finder service for the Perth metropolitan area.