This section offers a checklist of things to help you to live well now and make plans for the future.

SECTION 10: Checklist

Getting emotional support, getting practical support, looking after your health and wellbeing, supporting a person with dementia, coping with changes in behaviour, and managing grief and bereavement.

SECTION 11: Support and information for carers

SECTION 9: Later stages of dementia

Identifying the right time, choosing a residential care facility, understanding fees and costs, getting financial assistance, making the move, managing visits from family and friends, and protecting your quality of care.

SECTION 8: Residential care

Information services, support services, and education services.

SECTION 7: Dementia Australia services

My Aged Care, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), support coordination and other services from Dementia Australia, and local services.

SECTION 6: Support for people with dementia

Coping with changes, reducing stress, maintaining communication, navigating changed relationships, living at home, travelling safely, and staying healthy and active.

SECTION 5: Living well

Driving, working legal matters, financial management, government support, advanced care planning.

SECTION 4: Planning for the future

Building your healthcare team, understanding your treatment options, and treating depression and anxiety.

SECTION 3: Healthcare team and treatments

Recognising your feelings, learning more about dementia, and telling people about your diagnosis.

SECTION 2: Understanding your diagnosis

What is dementia? Who gets dementia? What causes dementia? How does dementia affect younger people? And how does dementia progress?

SECTION 1: About dementia

Our message to you

Chair of the ABC, Australian journalist, television personality and author, Ita Buttrose has had a long association with Dementia Australia. Listen as Ita provides an introduction to The Dementia Guide audiobook.

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