Australian Journal of Dementia Care

20/11/2025

"Future dementia prevention programs should not only acknowledge but actively incorporate Indigenous knowledges, strengths and ways of being. This means designing interventions with, not just for, Indigenous communities."

Read more in the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care.

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13/11/2025

"There is a need for non-Indigenous staff working in mainstream aged care to be offered education to provide culturally respectful and safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with dementia. The collaborative environment of virtual working connections in digital space offers valuable opportunities."

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12/11/2025

We are at the Australian Association of Gerontology conference at the Alice Springs Convention Centre today and tomorrow! 🧡

If you’re here, come and see us to grab a copy of the latest edition on Indigenous Australian Peoples and Dementia.

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03/11/2025

"As dementia diagnoses continue to rise in ageing populations worldwide, there’s growing recognition that Western biomedical models may be too narrow. Western models often fail to reflect what life is really like for different groups of people, particularly Indigenous communities and how they see the world."

Read more here 👉 https://journalofdementiacare.com/articles/mind-culture-and-environment/

Blog post by Susanne Röhr and Alison Canty

02/11/2025

The Dementia Prevention and Risk Management Program for Aboriginal Australians is a risk factor management program designed in 2018 that prioritises dementia prevention.

Read about the community-led approach in the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care. Subscribe at journalofdementiacare.com 🔗

27/10/2025

A strengths-based approach to dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living with dementia includes deep, culturally sensitive listening that prioritises lived experiences.

Read the full article on this topic in the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care.

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20/10/2025

Cultural safety in dementia care practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with dementia includes:
• Community leadership with Elders and families
• Integrating cultural knowledge in clinical care to ensure Indigenous values are respected
• Staff training in cultural competence for responsive, respectful practice
• Holistic wellbeing that includes social, emotional and spiritual health

Read the full article here 👉 journalofdementiacare.com/articles/cultural-safety-in-dementia-care-responding-to-the-worlds-highest-rates-among-first-nations-people/

14/10/2025

"For Indigenous peoples, memory loss is often seen not as a brain disease but as a change, sometimes a transition, in the balance between people, community, land and spirit."

Read why reconceptualising dementia research with Indigenous Peoples is necessary in the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care.

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02/10/2025

💻 We have a new website! The refreshed design provides seamless navigation and subscription experience.

Plus, there's new features like freely accessible blog posts, feature stories, submission guidelines and advertising guidelines.

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01/10/2025

📢 The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care: Indigenous Australian Peoples and Dementia is out now!

In this issue, we explore:
• Best practice model of care
• A strengths-based approach
• Reconceptualising dementia research
• Cultural knowledge in the digital space
• Public health innovations targeting dementia prevention

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Our cover artwork "To Hold with Care" was created by Brittney Angus (Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal).

The Australian Journal of Dementia Care (AJDC) is a multidisciplinary journal for all professional staff working with people with dementia in residential aged care homes, hospitals, day units and the community.

16/09/2025

Since 2022, dementia care in the ACT has benefited from introducing the Sustainable Personalised Interventions for Cognition, Care and Engagement (SPICE) program.

SPICE addresses critical gaps in post-diagnostic dementia care by integrating allied health expertise to improve quality of life, independence and wellbeing for people with dementia and their carers.

Read more about the program in this issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care 👉 https://journalofdementiacare.com/

08/09/2025

There are many serious consequences of malnutrition, including:
• Loss of muscle
• Loss of bone strength
• Reduced immunity
• Increased risk of pneumonia
• Reduced wound healing

Subscribe to the Australian Journal of Dementia Care to read the article by dietitian and Associate Professor Kelly Lambert 👉 https://journalofdementiacare.com/