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February Seminar by Professor Richard Fleming Environmental Design now available online

The recorded lecture by Professor Richard Fleming on 20 February 2013 is now available to view online. Click here to visit the eLearning Lectures page.…

Design for Dementia service in Western Australia

The Department of Health and Ageing has commissioned the University of Wollongong based NSW/ACT Dementia Training Study Centre (DTSC) to provide education and advice to aged and health care managers who are in the process of planning new, or refurbished,…

14 Best Alzheimer’s Videos of 2012

See the truth about Alzheimer’s disease—a heartbreaking condition—firsthand through these incredible and poignant videos.  Written by Tracy Rosecrans from Healthline.
Losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s can be the cruelest sort of goodbye. Drawing out the pain of loss over…

WA DTSC December 2012 Newsletter

The latest edition of the WA DTSC Newsletter is now available.
Click here to download PDF (488KB)…

Dementia Enabling Environments Project (DEEP) with interactive website

The Dementia Design Enabling Project (DEEP) has created a suite of initiatives to inform, educate and support the adoption of enabling environments for people with dementia living in the community or in residential aged care. An enabling environment is one…

Caregiving and Dementia Wiki Project

The Caregiving and Dementia Wiki Project is fostering open knowledge about caring for people with dementia:

  • We are currently developing key content on national priority areas via the Dementia Training Study Centres around Australia.
  • We are also seeking to engage …

WA DTSC November 2011 Newsletter Available for Download

Click here to download the November 2011 WA DTSC Newsletter…