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4 Australian Journal of Dementia Care June/July 2016 Vol 5 No 3
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dementia care events calendar,
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advertising.
Dementia village application lodged
HammondCare has lodged a development application with Glen Eira
Council in Victoria for a proposed $30 million dementia care village in
Caulfield. The 90-bed aged care village is the first of its kind in the state. It
will provide dementia care in eight cottages in a village complex with a
village centre, store, chapel, studio, salon, workshop, gardens and
walkways. The proposed site is on land leased from the Victorian
Government adjacent to Alfred Health’s Caulfield Hospital. If approved, the
village development will provide care for people with dementia, complex
care requirements and aged persons’ mental health needs.
OTs’ forum in Adelaide
Occupational Therapy Australia’s upcoming forum Forward thinking:
innovatively working with people with dementia aims to update
occupational therapists on the latest evidence-based techniques to provide
interventions which meet the practical needs of people with dementia and
their carers. Topics include dementia research, clinical practice guidelines,
cognitive assessments and interventions, assistive technologies, changed
behaviours and promoting independence while managing risk. The forum
will be held on 26 October in Adelaide. Details:
National consumer summit
Consumers who attended the Alzheimer’s Australia National Dementia
Summit in Canberra have called for a funded National Dementia Strategy
with measurable outcomes to improve dementia care in Australia. Following
the summit more than 70 people living with dementia and their carers
presented parliamentarians with a communique outlining the priorities they
say need immediate action as part of this national strategy. These include:
promoting greater awareness and risk reduction; stigma, social inclusion
and participation; access to timely diagnosis and high-quality health care;
care in the community that aids independence, social engagement and
effective support for informal carers; access to high-quality residential care
and information about consumer experience and quality of care; improved
end-of-life care and support; Consumer Directed Care; and increased
investment in dementia research. The communique is available at:
News in brief AJDC offer: subscribe
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The Dementia Collaborative
Research Centres
(DCRCs) have announced
26 grants totalling more than
$2.3 million for funding novel
dementia research.
“We were very impressed
with the standard and novelty
of applications,” said
Professor Kaarin Anstey,
Director of the DCRC for
Prevention and Early
Diagnosis, at The Australian
National University.
Grants were awarded to
projects including: research
into the social and biomedical
risk factors for dementia in
Aboriginal Australians; how
the neighbourhood
environment influences brain
and cognitive health in older
adults; research to improve
quality of life for people with
dementia and carers who
develop depression; ways to
improve providers’ capacity
to deliver Consumer Directed
Care; supporting optimum
day care respite for people
with dementia; improving the
accessibility of airports for
travellers with dementia; and
developing eLearning
resources for those managing
behavioural and
psychological symptoms of
dementia in lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and
intersex people.
The full list of successful
applicants is available at:
$2.3m for ‘novel’ research
$20m boost for Qld respite care
The Queensland Government has announced $20 million in funding for
seven community-based organisations to provide additional respite care
for people with dementia or neurodegenerative conditions.
The organisations will receive the money over three
years to extend respite service hours and deliver tailored care and client
activities. This is on top of the $5 million a year in current state funding for
respite care given to organisations across Queensland.
The seven organisations sharing in the $20 million are: Alzheimer’s
Association of Queensland ($2.7 million for services in Ipswich); Anglicare
Southern Queensland ($3.2 million for services in Toowoomba, Bundaberg,
Roma, Townsville, Taigum and Cleveland); Centacare Community
Services ($5.2 million for Kingaroy, Hervey Bay, Enoggera,
Coorparoo, Jambaroo Heights and Gympie); Multicultural Communities
Council Gold Coast trading as CURA Community Services ($1.3 million for
Ashmore City); Ozcare ($3.3 million for Burleigh Heads, Clontarf and
Gulliver); South Burnett Senior Citizens Welfare Association Inc ($1 million
for Kingaroy, Nanango Yarraman and Wondai); St John’s Community Care
Limited ($3.2 million for Gordonvale, Innisfail, Mareeba and Redlynch).