Social Prescribing: Optimising quality of life for people living with dementia S2, EP-7

Social and community connections provide invaluable support to people living with dementia. Professor Dimity Pond joins Hilton, Steph and Marita to discuss how GPs can utilise social prescribing strategies to optimise the quality of life for people living with dementia.

 

 

 

 

 

SHOW NOTES:

Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-m) Administration and Scoring Manual: https://d1vhafmemgbnf1.cloudfront.net/sites/cheba2/files/_local_upload/pdf/groups/Neuroimaging/TICS-M%20Australian%20Version%20-%20Admin%20Scoring%20Manual_2020.05.29.pdf

TICS-m questionnaire: (Australian Version)

https://d1vhafmemgbnf1.cloudfront.net/sites/cheba2/files/_local_upload/pdf/TICS-M%20Ax%20Protocol%20(Australian%20version).pdf

GP Management plans

https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/#gp-resources

Dementia Australia
Providing support, information and services for people living with dementia, carers, family and health professionals

National Dementia Helpline – 1800100500
https://www.dementia.org.au/

Dementia Support Australia (DSA)
Dementia Support Australia (DSA) provides the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) and Severe Behaviour Response Teams (SBRT) nationwide. Dementia Support Australia offers a free national service operating 24/7 365 days a year.

24 hour Helpline 18000699799
https://www.dementia.com.au/

Carers Australia
Carers Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s unpaid carers, advocating on their behalf to influence policies and services at a national level. It works collaboratively with partners and its member organisations, the Network of state and territory Carers Associations, to deliver a range of essential national carer services.

Phone [phone]
https://www.carersaustralia.com.au/

RACGP Silver Book
Medical care of older persons in residential aged care facilities (Silver Book) aims to provide GPs and other health professionals including residential aged care nurses, with a resource for delivering quality health care in residential aged care facilities.

https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/ key-racgp-guidelines/view-all-racgp-guidelines/silver-book

RACGP Red Book - Guidelines for preventative activities in general practice - Dementia 
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