

Helping people who live with dementia to stay at home longer
Staying at Home is a free education and respite program. It provides carers with advice and practical strategies on how to support a person living with dementia to remain in their own home for as long as possible.
As a part of the program, people living with dementia are offered an introduction to respite and receive tailored support to maintain meaningful activities at home. Carers and the person living with dementia also participate in the educational program.
Designed as a residential program, you will join other carers and people living with dementia in a peer support program.

If you are interested in participating, please register your interest via the online form
Why attend the program
In this program you will access tailored support, education and practical suggestions from experienced staff, including nurses, allied health clinicians and others to help you support people living with dementia to stay at home and support the carers.
Topics include:
- Understanding more about the impact of dementia
- An introduction to respite, including respite planning
- How to access community care services
- Looking after yourself
- Planning for the future
- Supporting behaviour changes associated with dementia
- Support for transition into respite care
- Meaningful engagement: how to continue enjoyable activities for longer
- Managing physical changes: mobility continence, communication
- Environmental impacts
- and more
Information Sessions
MONTH
LOCATION
STATE
June
21st and 22nd June 2022
9.30 am - 3.30 pm
2 Ernest Pl, Ford Room, Crows Nest NSW 2065
NSW
July
Friday 1st July 2022
9.30 am - 3.30 pm
Caulfield Park Bowling Club
280 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161
VIC
Staying at Home Program
MONTH
LOCATION
STATE
July
Tuesday 26th - Thursday 28th July 2022
Hart Cottage, HammondCare Horsley
116 Shone Avenue, Horsley NSW 2530
NSW
August
Tuesday 9th August - Thursday 11th August 2022
Hart Cottage, HammondCare Horsley
116 Shone Avenue, Horsley NSW 2530
NSW
September
Tuesday 13th - Thursday 15th September 2022
Sinclair Cottage, HammondCare Miranda
86-110 Bellingara Rd, Miranda NSW 2228
NSW
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Dementia Support Australia continues to provide its services across Australia during the current pandemic.
We understand that care homes and family carers might be more concerned about the level of access our services are able to provide.
Read about our services during the pandemic