Aged Care Insite Issue 94 | April-May 2016 | Page 4

news Dementia: new resources, new hope Awareness campaign spreads word about options; protein discovery fuels optimism about new treatments. H ealth professionals, people living with dementia and the people involved in their care now have access to new resources that delve into treatment options associated with dementia. The consumer awareness campaign, from Alzheimer’s Australia and NPS MedicineWise, aims to support people with dementia and their carers in making decisions with their healthcare providers, and in communicating their wishes while they can. Alzheimer’s Australia chief executive Carol Bennett said people with dementia identified th