Communities in action
Around Australia, individuals, groups, businesses and alliances are making their communities more dementia-friendly. By working with people living with dementia, their families and carers, we can all create a more inclusive community.
See how community action can help people living with dementia stay connected.
Hearts of Gold - Two years ago I walked into a memory support facility in Gerringong NSW; I had recently moved to the area with my partner from Tasmania and had graduated with a degree in dementia from the University of Tasmania
Dementia Friendly Communites, Dementia Advisory Group member and Dementia Advocate, John Quinn shares his thoughts at the HammondCare Conference in June
A new dementia friend has been spreading the word via her Facebook posts
Dementia Friend, Tom Wattison is currently completing a Certificate 4 in Community services with TAFE NSW through Macksville TAFE and also studying online With UTAS a Diploma in Dementia Care.
Dementia Australia Bendigo office inconjunction with the Treehouse-Kyneton District Health had the wonderful opportunity to present the Dementia Friends presentation at the Kyneton Primary school.
From the Community Industry Group eNewsletter on 4th December 2018
The design of a building can change the way we engage and interact, move around, and even our mood.
A new dementia-friendly space at QSA was opened by Ms Sandra Nugent, Dementia Australia Regional Director of Western Australia and Queensland, this morning.
Kyneton District Health was recently named a ‘Dementia Friendly Organisation’ and the lovely ladies at the Treehouse couldn’t be happier!
