Links to useful sites

Dementia Australia

Deciding on residential care

Dementia and Memory Loss Services (Victoria)

Supporting Independent Living (Victoria)

My Aged Care – Dementia

Bupa Australia – Dementia Fact Sheet

National Seniors – Alzheimers Fact Sheet

ABC Health & Wellbeing – Alzheimers Fact File

AIHW Dementia Overview

Anyone can be a Carer!

Vic Gov- Care resources

Support in Grief

Lifeline – Serious help

Beyond Blue – special help

Senior caregiver alliance.org (USA)

The Stroke Foundation (reliable info)

Seniors rights (Vic state gov’t resource)

Elder Rights Advocacy http://era.asn.au/ (Advocacy and advice)

‘Aged Care Guide (is a commercial site but worth a look)

Bolton Clarke (was Royal District Nursing Service -RDNS) Great resources

Dept of Human Services/multi-purpose-taxi-program (half-price taxi fares, etc)

Public Advocate (Vict Gov site) Power-of-attorney (Info & download forms etc)

Advocacy & Justice- help