Education
Understanding Dementia: Free online course
This is a free online course provided by the Wicking Dementia Centre at the University of Tasmania.
The following is an extract from the University of Tasmania website.
“Understanding Dementia addresses the foremost issues surrounding dementia, providing avenues for discussion as well as rich global networking opportunities to engage with this major international health Issue. The course provides knowledge designed to maximise quality of life across the trajectory of dementia for people with the condition, their families and caregivers.”
The button will open a new page to the Understanding Dementia web page for more information.
Courses provided by Dementia Australia
Dementia Australia periodically hold courses both online and in person.
The button will open a new page to the Dementia Australia Family carers education web page for more information.
Legal Documentation
To ensure you as a carer are able to make decisions on behalf the person you care for, it is important to have the correct documentation in place. This should be done while the person with dementia has capacity to make legal decisions. The documentation you require to make decisions with regard to health and financial matters are different. Therefore, the documentation you will need for My Aged Care will differ from those required by Services Australia.
NOTE: Each state has its own legal requirements so you should seek legal advice to determine if the documentation you have is still legal in another state if required.
The button will open a new page to the South Australian Government web page for more information relating to legal documentation.
Services Australia
Services Australia has numerous information pages and videos relating to the financial perspective of caring for the aged and caring for someone with dementia.
The buttons will open a new page to Services Australia web pages for more information.
My Aged Care
My Aged Care web site provides several pages with information about accessing home care or residential care. As a carer of someone with dementia there may be a time when you need to represent them when dealing with My Aged care.
There are 2 ways you can become a representative. The first is when you are asked by that person you are caring for. The second is when the person you are caring for has lost capacity but has not previously aranged for you to represent them. In either case there is a process that must be followed to attain legal representation with My Aged care.
The button will open a new page to the My Aged Care page that describes how to become a representative.
When legal documentation is not in place
When the legal documentation is not in place it may be necessary to apply to the South Australian Civil Administrative Tribunal (SACAT).
The button will open a new page to the South Australian Government Administration orders information page.