Tips to support people living with dementia

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  Discrimination and dementia

  People with dementia often face discrimination and stigma. This can be an upsetting and isolating experience, and it can have a profound impact on their wellbeing and everyday life. But there are some simple things that you can do to support someone living with dementia.

• Discrimination and dementia – enough is enough by Dementia Australia

  Dementia Action Week Report 2021
  For all the increased recognition of human rights over the past decades and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities coming into force, people living with dementia still report experiencing discrimination and not feeling fully included within society. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities affirms that all persons with all types of disabilities (including people living with dementia) must enjoy the same rights as everyone else, including rights to autonomy in decision-making, independent living, community inclusion, and liberty. The challenge, however, is to shift attitudes, and design and deliver services, businesses and infrastructure that are flexible, innovative, accessible, appropriate and culturally safe to ensure people with dementia, their families and carers are well supported and included within the Australian community.

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  Dismantling dementia discrimination: It starts before the diagnosis

  This paper offers suggestions and practical ideas on how to break down the stigma and provide a dementia inclusive community.

• Talking to someone with dementia

  A guide to ways in which people with dementia say good communication would improve their lives. This resource has been developed by the Dementia Australia Advisory Committee (DAAC). The national representative group made up of people living with dementia.
• Dementia language guidelines

  How to promote the consistent use of appropriate, inclusive and non stigmatising language when talking or writing about dementia and people living with dementia.
• Engage, enable, empower by Dementia Australia

  Tips and stories to support a good quality of life with dementia. Exploring how small changes to lifestyle can lead to better health and well being.
• Dementia statistics by Dementia Australia

  Key facts and statistics - Updated February 2025

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  Family and Friends Matter: How to stay connected with a person living with dementia by Dementia Australia

  Publication Date: 2025
  Family and friends matter. They help us navigate life’s ups and downs. They accept us as we are. If your family member or friend has been diagnosed with dementia, it’s natural to feel unsure about what this means for the future. Here you’ll find answers to questions like: How will dementia impact our relationship? What can we do to keep a special bond? How can we stay connected in meaningful ways? What interests can we continue to enjoy together?
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  Healthy Brain, Healthy Life: How to reduce your risk of developing dementia (2025)

  Keeping your brain healthy is essential for living a fulfilling, healthy and long life. In fact, scientific research suggests that a brain healthy lifestyle can reduce your risk of developing dementia later in life. Whether you are old, young or in-between, there are simple changes you can make to improve and protect your brain health. This book will help you get started in making changes to support your health. This booklet covers the following topics: Reducing your risk of dementia; Looking after your heart; Looking after your body; Increase physical activity; Maintain a healthy, balanced diet; Maintain healthy sleep patterns; Check your hearing and other senses; Protect your head; Looking after your mind; Creating and maintaining healthy habits; and What to do if you are worried.

• Communication in the eCollection

  View more resources on communication in our eCollection
• Meaningful engagement in the eCollection

  View more resources on activities and engagement in the eCollection
• Personal accounts of dementia

  Writings of lived experience by people living with dementia in the eCollection