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Hierarchic Dementia Scale-Revised (HDS-R) Video Companion 23 Mar

Hierarchic Dementia Scale-Revised (HDS-R) Video Companion

For use in conjunction with the HDS-R Training Workshops run by DTSC. This video resource demonstrates how the HDS-R can be conducted with people with varying levels of dementia and how the results can be used to inform care planning and intervention strategies. Continue reading

Top 10: design principles for dementia-friendly environments 02 Mar

Top 10: design principles for dementia-friendly environments

Kirsty Bennett, manager of environmental design education services at the NSW/ACT DTSC, presentation at Leading Aged Services Australia Tri-State conference, stated it was a myth that providers had to be simplistic when it came to designing dementia-friendly environments. Continue reading

Assessment and Management of Delirium 02 Mar

Assessment and Management of Delirium

DTSC is updating the very popular “Assessment and management of confusion in the acute care setting” eLearning modules. Please email WA DTSC to be notified when this updated resource becomes available. Continue reading

Congratulations to prize-winner of DTSC questionnaire draw 22 Feb

Congratulations to prize-winner of DTSC questionnaire draw

The winner of the a $250 Coles/Myer voucher announced, for participating in the WA Dementia Training Study Centre project, ‘Optimising medication management for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in residential aged care facilities’. Continue reading