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24.01.2022 Last few hours of the Aged and Community Services Australia summit - thanks to all those who dropped in to our booth to share how you are using our dementia resources. In this pic Dana Levenant shows Sally Grosvenor from the CDPC the supported decision-making doc that she uses regularly in #dementia training #healthyageing

23.01.2022 Professor Hilmer, a geriatrician and clinical pharmacologist, in this short video interview, describes the benefits of medication reviews for older people see this page for more on her CDPC research and the importance of quality use of medicines for quality of life for older people. https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//medi/quality-use-of-medicines/

22.01.2022 When letting the sun shine in, or, being out in the sun enough is not possible...see this story on our Vitamin D study led by Prof Cameron, in the magazine July-Aug 2019 issue of Australian Ageing Agenda Vitamin D has quite an important role in your body in lots of ways...for older people, they need adequate amounts of vitamin D to absorb calcium effectively to get stronger bones, and "there is evidence that low levels are associated with muscle weakness". https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//2019/08/AAA-July-August-2019-5 and more on our website https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//medication-ma/vitamin-d-study/

22.01.2022 If youve missed this series that our director is an expert in, Old Peoples Home For 4 Year Olds, https://iview.abc.net.au//old-people-s-home-for-4-year-olds, check it out and if you havent seen it in gogglebox, or dont watch gogglebox - its worth checking this to see peoples reaction to the show - it shows people do care and are interested in changing how we care for older people.

22.01.2022 The AAIC Satellite Symposium "Discover new pathways in Alzheimers and dementia research" will be held in Sydney 25-27 September. It is a great opportunity the hear from leading experts in the field on topics including Brain health and dementia risk, including lifestyle and behavioural factors. Emerging therapeutics and developments in Alzheimers clinical research. The role of psychosocial, care and non-pharmacological interventions in Alzheimers and other dementias. We look forward to seeing you there. http://alz.org/sydney/overview.asp

21.01.2022 Our Director, Prof Susan Kurrle, will be presenting at a Dementia Awareness event in early September before she heads away to lecture in the Netherlands for a few weeks. If you live nearby - book in!

21.01.2022 If you are in central west NSW and are interested in learning more about planning ahead in terms of advance planning, appointing a power of attorney and what that means there are a series of free seminars this month at regional libraries. See the flyer below for details and check out our webpage https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//planning-decision-making-and-/ that has resources for our associated research. You will also have an opportunity for free legal advice from Legal Aid NSW and enjoy complimentary refreshments. The first one at #Manildra is about to kick off and #Molong is at 2pm today. #CWLibraries #centralwest #planningahead #seniors #powerofattorney #Orange #Blayney #Canowindra #Cowra #Bathurst

20.01.2022 Great talk on now with our director Sue Kurrle speaking on how to deal with people with dementia with Richard Glover. Callers are ringing to share their experiences too. Sue says, "affirm and distract rather than contradicting, divert people..." https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/live/

20.01.2022 One of our recent NSW regional Planning Ahead seminars had some very curious would be participants as you see in this pic! There is still a chance to learn all about planning ahead in terms of advance planning, appointing a power of attorney and what that means and get an opportunity for free legal advice from Legal Aid NSW by attending one of our August seminars if you are located in #centralwest and can get to one of the Central West Libraries. #planningahead #seniors #powerofattorney #Manildra #Orange #Molong #Blayney #Canowindra #Cowra And free refreshments are on offer.

20.01.2022 Maintaining daily function is important for everyone as they age and also crucial for people with dementia improving and maintaining function has shown to have cognition benefits and reduces falls that can have severe implications. The CDPC opened a booth today at the Occupational Therapy Australia conference http://www.otaus2019.com.au//custom-113-de4c35633e774e10be (the peak body and professional association for #OT practitioners of #OccupationalTherapy). If you are at ...the conference take advantage of the resources being given out at the booth. Occupational therapy plays an important role for people with dementia by helping people continue to practice daily tasks and functioning in the home. This enables people with dementia to maintain function and also assists any carers in the home. You can see some of our research here https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au/research/maintaining-function/ #seniors #sydney #healthyageing #public #dementia #ageing#ageinplace https://www.otaus.com.au/ See more

20.01.2022 Good story on an Intergenerational Care Project led by Prof Fitzgerald, Through the interactions with children, the older participants were also able to reaffirm their feelings of importance, reflect on their achievements, re-learn things they already knew or had forgotten and have a positive sense of wellbeing. At the end of the story, see the link to a moving and powerful series ABC series, Old Peoples Home for 4 Year Olds, starting next Tuesday night. Our director, Prof Kurrle, is an expert on the show. You can also see more of Prof Fitzgeralds research at this link - about a project she led for the CDPC on the ideal and actual aged care journey/pathways, https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//ca/future-health-care-journey/. #intergenerationalsolutions #healthyageing #agelessplay #intergenerationalfun #innerchild #agedcare #dementia

20.01.2022 The Commission has commenced a project to research and develop best practice models for engagement between providers and people receiving aged care services, an...d their representatives. To inform this work, mpconsulting is conducting two surveys: survey for aged care providers - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z32Q6JS survey for people receiving aged care services (and their family, friends and carers) - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZGCCQFM The information from these surveys will help inform work to co-design better practice models of consumer engagement with providers and consumers. To participate, please complete your relevant survey by 22 July. #agedcare #agedcarequality

18.01.2022 Around 15% of dementia cases globally could be preventedWhile age is a risk factor, dementia is not a normal part of ageing Many Australians dont realise they can effectively reduce their risk of developing dementia see the list of risk factors and links to CDPC dementia care research at end of article.

17.01.2022 Catch this 3 minute report on how we as a society need to look at models of aged care that actually provide a good quality of life and move away from a focus on institutional-like aged care. The report highlights the research on our study on home-like models of care, see article https://www.mja.com.au//clustered-domestic-residential-age Prof Whitehead, a leader on the study into "clustered" or homelike models of care said aged care needs to deliver a better quality of life and the homelike models provide that and we need a "shift of thinking...philosophy". And another comment from a person who works in aged care, "(when I get to that stage) I would like a double bed...champagne on tap...Netflix...a space to dance". #healthyageing #agedcare #DementiaDoesntDiscriminate #dementia

17.01.2022 Check out our new website! Our resources are easier to find - reachable with one click from the homepage and listed under 8 themes. And from the homepage subscribe to our newsletter if you havent already. https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au/ #dementia #dementiacare #seniors #healthyageing

16.01.2022 Walk in our shoes, look through our eyes see how people with dementia experience the world... some of us at our office today and some clinicians at Hornsby Hospital had an opportunity to do just that, when Rebecca Rogers from Dementia Australia, one of our partner organisations, visited our offices in Hornsby Hospital to demonstrate the Enabling EDIE virtual reality technology used by Dementia Australia in training. Comments such as its confusing, the light is really bright, makes me anxious see https://www.dementia.org.au//dementia-australia-virtual-re and the course on Enabling EDIE https://dementialearning.org.au/product/enabling-edie/ @DementiaAustralia #dementia #ageing

14.01.2022 If you didnt catch this lastnight on ABC, watch it now. Richard Glover in his interview on ABC Sydneys Drive this afternoon with our director Sue Kurrle just mentioned how the musical director found he needed to break up the song into smaller parts where it was getting difficult to record. The conversation he had with Sue was about how we need to treat people with dementia, "affirm and distract...we need to bring back the human touch, humour, music..." and what is dementia friendly in the community, what does it mean for example, for a coffee shop - just awareness is important and being prepared to give a little extra help.

13.01.2022 Findings from a new publication examining enablers and barriers to access to outdoors in nursing homes found a well designed space with protection from weather as well as ease of access was important. You can read it here: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz055 Flinders University Suzanne Dyer

13.01.2022 Congrats to our COPE team for launching the website https://copeprogram.com.au/ It explains how the COPE program works to benefit people with dementia and their carers at home and if you are a nurse or an occupational therapist you can become a COPE therapist and help people with dementia and their carers manage day-to-day tasks better. #dementia #seniors #healthyageing #occupationaltherapy #nurse #OT

13.01.2022 VOTE for Sarah Hilmer and her team! And read more about the CDPC collaborative project that developed the online medication review tool Electronic Decision Support System (G-MEDSS) to facilitate reducing unnecessary medication for older people that Sarah lead - https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//medi/quality-use-of-medicines/

13.01.2022 See this story that interviews our researcher, Dr Janet Sluggett, who as a pharmacist is passionate about reducing the risks of medicine use among aged care residents and making sure medicine is reviewed and monitored, particularly high-risk medicines. She also gave evidence at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on this subject, recommending a closer link with pharmacists medication prescribing and administration. #AgedCareRC #medicinesafety #agedcare #healthyageing

12.01.2022 We have been so fortunate to have Dr Janet Sluggett, a truly dedicated researcher, working on this important project to reduce medication administration complexity in aged care. Her research findings are already changing practice in this sector and improving the lives of people living with dementia. Helping Hand Dementia Australia National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//reducing-medication-complexity/

12.01.2022 With it being the national Aged Care Employment Day today its a good reminder to appreciate and thank all the people involved in the care of our elderly. We have some aged care workforce projects on our website at the link below, the training and valuing of our care staff is critical for wellbeing all round, #agedcare #eldercare #ACED2019 #AgedCareRC https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au/research/sustainable-workforce/

11.01.2022 Check out this one-stop shop that aims to connect people in the community with research into dementia. CDPC Director Sue Kurrle is on the advisory board.

10.01.2022 If you've missed this series that our director is an expert in, Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds, https://iview.abc.net.au//old-people-s-home-for-4-year-olds, check it out and if you haven't seen it in gogglebox, or don't watch gogglebox - it's worth checking this to see people's reaction to the show - it shows people do care and are interested in changing how we care for older people.

10.01.2022 So excited to be able to share this Special Edition highlighting some of our innovative #research findings that are a result of true #collaboration between researchers, care providers, carers and people living with #dementia. Many of our findings are already improving care for many Australians with dementia in the community, hospital, and residential aged care. University of Sydney National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC

09.01.2022 Watch out for this tomorrow night, our director Prof Kurrle appears as an expert ##OldPeoplesHomeAU #agedcare #healthy

09.01.2022 Professor Kurrle is in Vietnam this week as part of Australias delegation that is supporting Vietnam develop their National Dementia Plan. Professor Brodaty, @Glenn Rees, and Dr Tuan Nguyen joined the Australian Ambassador in Hanoi for their first meeting. Our clinical guidelines have been a significant reference in these discussions. https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//clinical-guidelines-for-demen/

06.01.2022 See this Australian Ageing Agenda story, Exercise key to osteoporosis prevention and also refer to our research on the benefit of Vitamin D supplements in reducing falls in aged care, https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//medication-ma/vitamin-d-study/ https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au//exercise-key-/

06.01.2022 Listen to this interview on Life Matters this morning with our director Prof Kurrle on the new ABC series starting tonight at 8.30, Old Peoples Home For 4 Year Olds. "...it shows the importance of relationships rather than medications...we need connections to feel 100% whole...we need better models of aged care..." #OldPeoplesHomeAU #agedcare #healthyageing The University of Sydney School of Medicine University of Sydney Dementia Australia

05.01.2022 If you've missed this series that our director is an expert in, Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds, https://iview.abc.net.au//old-people-s-home-for-4-year-olds, check it out and if you haven't seen it in gogglebox, or don't watch gogglebox - it's worth checking this to see people's reaction to the show - it shows people do care and are interested in changing how we care for older people.

04.01.2022 Our Director has been featured on the Hornsby Hospital page in a video highlighting the connection between her dedication to research, and her clinical work.

02.01.2022 This event being organised in Partnership with our researcher Adj Prof Sue Field.

01.01.2022 Professor Kurrle is in Vietnam this week as part of Australia's delegation that is supporting Vietnam develop their National Dementia Plan. Professor Brodaty, @Glenn Rees, and Dr Tuan Nguyen joined the Australian Ambassador in Hanoi for their first meeting. Our clinical guidelines have been a significant reference in these discussions. https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//clinical-guidelines-for-demen/

01.01.2022 Talking about this show, our director Prof Kurrle (expert on the show) says: In order to make positive change for people in aged care here, we need evidence that intergenerational care can work in this country. We hope that our experiment will give that evidence and allow it to be adopted much more widely. Older people were young once and hopefully seeing these four-year-olds will really draw them out of themselves. Get them singing and laughing and dancing again as they wouldve when they were younger, bringing them back into life again". #agedcare #healthyageing #agelessplay

01.01.2022 With 63% people in residential aged care taking 9 or more medications and some no longer of benefit - this tool, developed by a CDPC team, is beneficial as it allows for a coordinated approach with pharmacists, GPs and aged care staff to manage the medication while incorporating the care goals of the person. See https://cdpc.sydney.edu.au//medi/quality-use-of-medicines/