The article offers information on how music affects the brain of a person with dementia. It mentions that nonpharmacological strategies can have a significant impact on wellbeing and improve cognition. It discusses that musical engagement, such as listening to music or singing songs, have benefits for people with dementia, ranging from reduced agitation and improved quality of life.

The article offers information about the craftivism’ project, hosted by Dementia Reframed and Maridulu Budyari Gumal SPHERE (the Sydney Partnership for Health Education Research and Enterprise). It mentions that dementia care partners has talked about stigma, isolation and exhaustion faced by the people with dementia.

The article explores how two aged care facilities during the Covid-19 lockdowns in New South Wales, Australia used technology to host events to support resident engagement.

In this article, Kate Laver, Sally Day, Miia Rahja, Jennifer Culph and Lindy Clemson discuss the effective implementation of an occupational therapy and nursing program for people with dementia and their families living in the community. The program referred to as COPE Care of People with Dementia in their Environments (COPE) offers practical at-home support.

The article offers information about Arts on Prescription at Home, a participatory arts program, offered in the homes of people living with dementia and their family members in Sydney, Australia. Reported program outcomes included the provision of opportunities for creative engagement and improved wellbeing of people living with dementia.

A progress report on the work of the StepUp for Dementia Research service since its launch two years ago and how to get involved

A look at the first two years of Australia’s Specialist Dementia Care Program

The article discusses about the Australian Federal Department of Health and Ageing established the Dementia Collaborative Research Centers (DCRCs) with the aim of fostering collaboration between researchers, clinicians, consumers, policy makers and aged care providers. It mentions the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration’s research for psychosocial care and community, acute and residential dementia care.

Sabrina Pit, Kathryn De Souza and Anne Moehead share key lessons from their experience as dementia educators with the Dementia Care Competency & Training Network. Guidance on developing, delivering and evaluating effective online dementia care training is outlined.

Carer ‘craftivists’ make their point (pages 11-13)

by Chloe Watfern, Gaynor Macdonald, Imelda Gilmore, Lynne Stone and Michele Elliot

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COPE strategies offer practical at-home support (pages 17-19)

by Kate Laver, Sally Day, Miia Rahja, Jennifer Culph and Lindy Clemson

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At-home arts program a ‘prescription’ for wellbeing (pages 20-22)

by Claire O’Connor, Roslyn Poulos, Michelle Heldon, Linda Barclay, Elizabeth Beattie and Christopher Poulos

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Developing effective online dementia care training: lessons from the trenches (pages 36-40)

by Sabrina Pit, Kathryn De Souza and Anne Moehead 

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