Research by Dementia Australia found that people felt overwhelmed with information at the time of a dementia diagnosis. Hard copy resources, to be used when ready, are preferred.
Responding to this, we have produced a consumer information sheet, Dementia: resources and support to help you live well, for GPs and other service providers to give to patients at the time of diagnosis, for later reference.
It includes information about key organisations, including Dementia Australia, Carer Gateway, My Aged Care, and the NDIS.
It was developed by, and tested with, consumers, carers, people with lived experience, representatives from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, allied health and primary care clinicians and a range of partner organisations.
- It can be downloaded here in English, Greek, Italian, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese.
- Clinicians can find it under ‘Information for patients’ on HealthPathways Melbourne.
Dementia Directory
It also includes a QR code to a directory of local dementia services and supports available in the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne.
Local directories of dementia-relevant services have been created by each primary health network. Dementia Australia Helpline operators will use these to support carers, families and patients.
If you are interested in placing a print order for these resources, please email info@healthpathwaysmelbourne.org.au
