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24.01.2022 What is the impact of unwanted noise on a person living with Dementia? Can you identify problems & solutions in the care environment? Architect & Dementia Training Australia Lead Environments Consultant Nick Seemann, touches on the effects of environmental design on the senses in: https://journalofdementiacare.com/creating-supportive-envi/

23.01.2022 Nominations close 15 October 2021

22.01.2022 Have a project or research study to share? Submissions are now open for 2022. Visit the submissions page on our website for details and deadlines https://journalofdementiacare.com/submissions/

19.01.2022 The global pandemic has placed great pressure on the dementia care workforce. The latest issue of AJDC includes a list of resources to guide and support staff as they navigate these challenges. https://journalofdementiacare.com/resources-to-support-wor/

15.01.2022 Music for Dementia has launched internet radio station m4d Radio, as one way to deliver on its campaign to make music available to everyone living with dementia. The non-commercial radio station is free to access and offers five different programs, each with music from different eras: the 1930s/’40s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and a mixed program. https://m4dradio.com/

15.01.2022 Congratulations Kate Swaffer on your inspiring work with DAI and your tireless and passionate advocacy for reablement and the human rights of people living with dementia. https://www.dementiaallianceinternational.org/dai-board-an/

13.01.2022 Have you ever had questions about medicines? Quality Use of Medicines in People Living with Dementia: Determining Research Priorities is a new Australian study seeking input on the areas that matter the most for future research in the field of medicines and dementia. If you’re a person living with dementia, a carer or a health care professional interested in helping shape the research questions, the research team would like to hear from you. https://journalofdementiacare.com/quality-use-of-medicines/ University of South Australia University of Sydney Monash University University of New South Wales

13.01.2022 To the carers supporting people living with dementia, thank you for your dedication, devotion and immense contribution. Don't forget to also look after yourself. Information on support for carers is available at https://www.carergateway.gov.au/ #nationalcarersweek

13.01.2022 How does Australia compare with other countries when it comes to dementia care and what lessons should we be learning? Read ADI Chair Glenn Rees report in our Dec/Jan issue https://journalofdementiacare.com/dementia-australia-at-th/

12.01.2022 Dementia Training Australia’s Medication Management Consultancy (MMC) service helps aged care facilities take action to reduce and optimise the use of antipsychotic medication prescribed for people living with dementia who may be experiencing responsive behaviours. Ananda Aged Care was the first to complete MMCs in South Australia, resulting in beneficial changes for residents and staff. Read their story in our latest issue https://journalofdementiacare.com/medication-management-ca/

12.01.2022 The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care is out now, with key insights into workforce training and education. Get your copy at: https://journalofdementiacare.com/subscribe-ajdc/

11.01.2022 When supported, people living with #dementia can live an active and fulfilling life many years after diagnosis. Knowledge into practice is one way a little support can make a big difference. Check out these free mini modules for ideas. #DementiaActionWeek

11.01.2022 What does dementia-friendliness mean in practice, and whose purposes and interests do these initiatives ultimately serve at: https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk//can-dementia-frien/

11.01.2022 Did you miss the Australian Dept. of Health's webinar on the funding changes for the Australian Government’s aged care reform today? A recording is usually made available on the Department's website under resources. In the meantime take a moment to read the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) summary authored by Carol Loggie, Anita Westera, Conrad Kobel and Kathy Eagar published earlier this year in our April edition.

11.01.2022 Sharing a meal makes it all the more enjoyable, don’t you think? During #MalnutritionWeekANZ we would like to remind you about some of the practical tips you can use to improve nutrition and the mealtime experience for a person living with #dementia. Thanks to #dietitian Dr Cherie Hugo and the team at The Lantern Project for providing these https://journalofdementiacare.com/the-lantern-project-shin/

10.01.2022 Members of the Outside In Collective have been working with Australian aged care providers to connect with, stimulate and bring happiness to residents with cognitive impairment through window visits, courtyard sing-a-longs and video chats. In such uncertain times, window therapy has provided consistency, a familiar face, an emotional connection of a friend and something to look forward to for our consumers, many of whom are craving the outside world This approach evokes playfulness and creativity, both of which are not easy to find when isolated from the people they care about. On an individual level, it provides the sense of validation [that] ‘we see you’ and ‘you are important, you are not alone’. Read more about this wonderful initiative here: https://journalofdementiacare.com/the-joy-of-bringing-outs/

10.01.2022 ‘Food for thought: Facilitating independence with finger foods’ by dietitian @deniseburbidge consistently tops our most viewed pages. If you haven’t read it already, you’ll find it at https://journalofdementiacare.com/dementia_finger_foods_me/ #MalnutritionWeekANZ #dementiacare #fingerfood

09.01.2022 Our friends at Dementia Training Australia & Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration are hosting a free webinar on #Anxiety & #Depression in #Dementia this Thursday. Practical strategies that #carers can use to help people living with dementia will be discussed. Register at https://dta.com.au//symposium-anxiety-and-depression-in-d/

09.01.2022 Sneak peek: cover of upcoming issue. If you haven't subscribed there's still time. https://journalofdementiacare.com/subscribe-ajdc/ Dementia Training Australia Southern NSW Local Health District Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health UQ Health

08.01.2022 The Nightingale Program is a specialised nurse-led model of palliative care that offers strategies and advice to support people living with dementia, their families and care providers during all stages of diagnosis. Read the full article from our latest issue here: https://journalofdementiacare.com/the-nightingale-program-/

05.01.2022 HammondCare Strathearn, an aged care residential home in Scone in regional NSW, has taken ownership of two trishaw bikes offering residents the chance to get out and about in the fresh air, with the assistance of volunteer cyclists who ‘pilot’ the bikes. Read the full article from our latest issue here: https://journalofdementiacare.com/cycling-without-age/

04.01.2022 Are you 65 years or above, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia, and currently experiencing anxiety symptoms? You’re invited to participate in a 6-week program combining education about anxiety to help people understand their symptoms and relaxation techniques to help cope with worrisome thoughts and anxiety. The program is part of a study by The Dementia and Neuro Mental Health Research Unit, at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research. Details: https://bit.ly/2ICwcKo

01.01.2022 Don't miss the Re-thinking the dementia diagnostic conversation webinar on tomorrow - 13 October at 5pm. Register at:https://unsw.zoom.us/web/register/WN_TuKjdLTVTECexFj39p6OyQ #UOW is a research partner on the COGNISANCE project - Co-designing dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic care.