Dementia
Dementia rates among Torres Strait Islander people are much higher than among mainland Australians, but researchers are trialling a new program in the hopes of reducing the prevalence of the condition...
Of the more than 421,000 Australians living with dementia, dementia prevalence rates of First Nations people are about three to five times as high as rates for Australia overall, and rates of dementia...
Dementia Australia has awarded more than $320,000 in grants to 11 Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community organisations through its inaugural Dive...
Dementia Australia launched its new Diversity Small Grant program Monday to help build greater awareness and understanding of dementia in Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguist...
Stolen Generations Survivors, some now in their elder years with dementia, should have a life story poster with pictures on display in their rooms in residential aged care homes to keep reminding staf...
Indigenous Australians are up to five times more likely to develop dementia than the wider population, according to new research which places them among the most at-risk in the world.
Dementia Support Australia (DSA) has commissioned the creation of picture cards that aim to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with dementia.
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