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A Deakin University study has found three in five aged care staff are aware dementia-specific services are available, but less than half access them.
Close to half a million Australians are living with dementia, with almost 1.6 million people involved in their care. In Maroondah, there are an estimated...
Date Time Government’s $229m investment will transform dementia care for Australians Dementia Australia welcomes the extraordinary commitment to dementia announced by the Government in tonight’s Federal Budget. Dementia Australia Chair, Prof Graeme Samuel AC, said on behalf of the half a million people living with dementia and the 1.6 million people involved in their care Dementia Australia is extremely grateful for the $229.4 million allocated in this budget to dementia. “In the lead up to this budget Dementia Australia made the case for people living with dementia, their families and ...
'Talk With Ted' AI program a 'world first' in dementia education08/05/2021|6min "Talk With Ted" is a world first AI breakthrough in the area of dementia education allowing carers to learn in real-time how to communicate best with people who live with dementia, according to Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe. "Talk With Ted is a world first in the area of dementia education," she told Sky News. "Ted is an avatar and how Ted responds is the same way a person living with dementia will respond - so carers get to learn in real time the types of communication that works best for people living with...
iTWire Thursday, 06 May 2021 11:12 Dementia education powered by AI poised to improve aged care Shares Dementia Australia’s newest innovation, Talk with Ted, teaches aged care workers how to communicate and interact with patients living with dementia. Through this immersive experience, workers can have an idea how it feels like to live with the brain disease. Dementia Australia launches Talk with Ted, a realistic online simulation designed to teach aged care workers how to talk and care for people with dementia. According to Dementia Australia, Talk with Ted uses artificial ...