Dementia Resources Guide
| How can I access government funded support services if I am <65yo? | Formal support applications | ||
| National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) | https://www.ndis.gov.au/ | ||
| Eligibility: | https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis/am-i-eligible | ||
| Application process: | https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis/how-apply | ||
| Application form: | https://www.ndis.gov.au/how-apply-ndis/what-access-request-form | ||
| NSW NDIA Providers: | https://ndis.gov.au/media/1402/download | ||
| How can I access government funded support if I am over 65yo? | Aged Care Package | https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/ | |
| Eligibility: | https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/am-i-eligible | ||
| Application process: | https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/assessment | ||
| Can someone help me navigate AgedCare? | Care About Australia | https://www.careabout.com.au/how-it-works | |
| Disability Support Pension | https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/disability-support-pension | ||
| Carer Allowance | https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/carer-allowance | ||
| Where can I be assessed for dementia in Australia? | Dementia Clinics | ||
| Cognitive Decline Assessment Clinic | https://www.australiandementianetwork.org.au/initiatives/memory-clinics-network/find-a-clinic-or-service/ | ||
| https://www.australiandementianetwork.org.au/initiatives/memory-clinics-network/information-for-memory-and-cognition-clinic-clients/ | |||
| Who can I contact if I need urgent information about dementia? | 24/7 Dementia Helplines | ||
| National Dementia Helpline | 1800 100 500 | ||
| Dementia Support Australia Helpline | 1300 757 024 | ||
| Who can I contact if I have speech and hearing impairment? | Hammondcare National Relay Service* | 1300 555 727 | |
| Hammondcare National Relay Service SMS Relay* | 0423 677 767 | ||
| Who can I contact if I need emergency respite for someone living with dementia? | Carer Gateway Emergency Respite | 1800 422 737 | |
| Other Helplines | |||
| Older Person Advocacy Network (OPAN) | https://opan.org.au/ | ||
| Australian Pain Management Association | https://www.painmanagement.org.au/ | ||
| Palliative Care Advice Service | https://www.pcas.org.au/ | ||
| National Continence Helpline | https://www.continence.org.au/ | ||
| What do I do if the person I am caring for is experiencing behaviour disturbance? | Behaviour Management Services | ||
| Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service | https://www.dementia.com.au/dbmas | ||
| Guides | |||
| Where can I find a list of NDIS supported service providers? | Disability Support Guide | https://www.disabilitysupportguide.com.au/ | |
| Where can I find a list of all the permanent residential homes in Australia? | Nursing home guide Australia | https://www.agedcareguide.com.au/ | |
| Where can I find post-diagnostic information? | Forward with Dementia | https://forwardwithdementia.au/ | |
| Dementia Australia Living with Dementia Program | https://www.dementia.org.au/education/living-dementia-program | ||
| Where can I purchase assistive aids? | Assistive technology & aids for daily living | ||
| Aids for daily living | https://shop.dps.com.au/ | ||
| Where and how can I seek dementia counselling? | Mental Health Services | ||
| Carer Gateway Australia | https://www.carergateway.gov.au/ | ||
| Dementia Australia counselling | https://www.dementia.org.au/support/counselling | ||
| Are there dementia specific support groups? | |||
| Carers NSW | https://www.carersnsw.org.au/ | ||
| Dementia Australia Support Groups | |||
| Australian Frontotemporal Dementia Association | https://theaftd.org.au/support-groups/ | ||
| Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Support Group | http://www.psp-australia.org.au/ | ||
| How can I be involved in dementia research? | Dementia Research Clinics | ||
| StepUpforDementia | http://www.stepupfordementiaresearch.org.au/ | ||
| Clinical trials website | https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ | ||
| https://www.anzctr.org.au/ | |||
| FTD Disorders Registry | https://ftdregistry.org/ | ||
| How is driving ability assessed in a person with dementia? | Driving and Dementia | ||
| Austroads | https://austroads.com.au/publications/assessing-fitness-to-drive/ap-g56/neurological-conditions/dementia | ||
| How do I get my affairs in order? | https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dementia-early-planning | ||
| Education courses | |||
| Can I do a course on dementia? | The University of Tasmania 'Understanding Dementia' MOOC | https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/understanding-dementia | |
| Dementia Training Australia | https://dta.com.au/ | ||
| *Helplines for individuals with speech and hearing impairment | |||
| Key Dementia Organisations | |||
| Australian Organisations | |||
| Australian Dementia Network | https://www.australiandementianetwork.org.au/ | ||
| Dementia Australia | https://www.dementia.org.au/ | ||
| The Australian Frontotemporal Dementia Association | https://theaftd.org.au/ | ||
| The Australian Aphasia Association | https://aphasia.org.au/ | ||
| PSP Australia | http://www.psp-australia.org.au/index.html | ||
| Occupational Therapy Australia | https://otaus.com.au/ | ||
| Dementia Support Australia | https://www.dementia.com.au/ | ||
| International Organisations | |||
| The University of California Memory & Ageing Centre | https://memory.ucsf.edu/services/memory-and-aging-center-clinic | ||
| Alzhiemer's Research UK | https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/ | ||
| The American Frontotemporal Dementia Assocation | https://www.theaftd.org/ | ||
| Rare Dementia Support UK | https://www.raredementiasupport.org/ | ||
| Dementia Alliance International | https://dementiaallianceinternational.org/ | ||
| Alzhiemer's Disease International | https://www.alzint.org/ | ||
| Alzhiemer's Association | https://www.alz.org/global |