The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot last week launched three new dementia training resources as part of Dementia Awareness Week (which is this week). More than 200,000 Australians currently live with dementia; of those, there are about 10,000 people with younger onset dementia. In addition, the number of people with dementia is set to increase to almost 465,000 by 2031. The three new resources are:
- Local Knowledge, a dementia care e-learning resource for rural and remote aged care workers.
- Strangers in a Strange Land: Cultural Competence in Dementia Care, which focuses on people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- 2 Young 4 Dementia – Meeting the Needs of People with Younger Onset Dementia, which aims to support improved dementia awareness and care for younger people with dementia.
Copies of these resources are free - you just need to email mailto:dementia@health.gov.au
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