Dementia Care Programme

About Dementia Care Programme

The Dementia Care Program is a run by a small team of community specialist nurses with experience and training in the nursing management of dementia. They will visit the client and carer in their home and do a comprehensive assessment, including daily living skills, also offers counselling, emotional support and referral to other supportive services, admission support to a day respite centre and client monitoring and ongoing evaluation. The team offers management and coping strategies, counselling, assessment of their current situation, future life planning and assistance with additional resources. The program offers families counselling and advice within a family group. The team also runs Support Groups for carers at various locations on the Coast (listed separately). Also runs the Living with Memory Loss Program (listed separately)