Residential Care

Information for families and carers of people with dementia who need to move to residential care. It discusses some of the things to consider when choosing a residential aged care home that will suit the needs of the person with dementia.

This discussion paper incorporates the results of a consumer driven research project and examines the experience of the person with dementia and their carer regarding the placement of a person with dementia into residential aged care.

This Help Sheet provides information for families and carers of people with dementia who have recently moved into residential care. It emphasises the value of a caring partnership with residential staff

Decision-making capacity encompasses a person’s ability to understand information that may be relevant to a decision, including the consequences, to retain this information for decision-making purposes (even if only briefly) and to communicate those decisions (in any form). Dementia is a progressive condition with associated physical and cognitive changes. These changes will vary for each individual and require a responsive approach to every aspect of dementia care and support, including involvement in decision-making.

This help sheet describes the importance of maintaining social connections for the person living with dementia, and tips for family and friends to make the most of their visits.

For people living with dementia, their families and carers. The Dementia Guide is an important resource for any person impacted by any form of dementia, of any age. This resource contains information about the impact dementia may have on a person, the treatment, support and services they may need. It is available to read online, download as a pdf, listen to an audio version or request a print copy.

When an aging family member needs some extra help and care, this is the book to get. It delivers bottom-line, no-nonsense, practical information for every stage of need, from the earliest signs of illness, through the nursing home, and beyond.
Written by two distinguished psychologists with specialties in eldercare counselling and research, friendly, time-tested guide is meticulously organized to provide answers, dispel myths, anticipate needs, and help you learn strategies for dealing with every aspect of in-home and facility care, including caring for the caregiver in the process.

This book directly addresses the psychological impact that move into care can have, and offers tips for making the transition as smooth as possible. Case stories from people who have just made the transition help make this an approachable and accessible read for those about to move into care and a helpful tool for families and staff who will be assisting them.

Life changes dramatically for the entire family when the decision is made to move a person who has dementia from home to community care. Rachael Wonderlin, a gerontologist, dementia care expert, and popular dementia care blogger, helps caregivers cope with the difficult behaviors, emotions, and anxieties that both they and their loved one may experience.

Sooner or later many of us will have to 'go into care'. How do we, and those who are involved in our care, make wise choices? This book is written both for those preparing to enter residential care and for those (professionals, volunteers, pastors, family members and friends) who can offer support to ease the struggle of transition.

Book delves into society's inherent biases about growing older—where ageism, paternalism, and ableism abound—and provokes readers to examine how a youth-obsessed culture unconsciously impacts even the most well-meaning senior living policies, practices, and organizations. Deconstructing the popular hospitality model, for example, Vitale-Aussem explains how it can actually undermine feelings of purpose and independence. In its place, she proposes better ways to create opportunities for older people to exercise choice, autonomy, and self-efficacy. Disrupting the Status Quo of Senior Living builds on AARP's disrupt aging work and demonstrates that to truly transform senior living, we must dig deeper and create communities that promote the potential and value of the people who live and work in these settings.

When Your Parent Becomes Your Child tells the story of one family's journey through dementia while offering hope to family members and friends, that they might better understand the effects of the disease. Don't let this catch you by surprise -- be informed before you face the challenges and difficulties of a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia. This audio book can help.

With guidance from professionals and stories of committed caregivers, you'll learn how others have braved the road ahead, and how you can too. Using the five love languages and other creative ideas, you can discover, like many others, the resilient power of love.

Dr. Kirkpatrick tackles the tough questions about caretaking, grief, loss, love, and sex for those whose partners have dementia. When is the right time to find or even to begin considering a care home for your loved one? How can you navigate the complexities of your changing sexual relationship with an Alzheimer's partner?

Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book. It's not about the usual techniques, but about how to manage on-going stress and grief. Dr. Boss helps caregivers find hope in "ambiguous loss"-having a loved one both here and not here, physically present but psychologically absent. Offers approaches to understand and cope with the emotional strain of care-giving.

Supported decision-making is a practice that enables people to make decisions about their own life and enables the person to be involved in decisions that affect their care. The research was conducted by a multidisciplinary group of investigators, including consumer and aged care representatives, clinicians and researchers with backgrounds in psychology, medicine, law and aged care.