Jillian JefferyGeneral Manager

OperationsAlzheimer’s Australia (Qld)

• What is a dementia-friendly community?

• How can people living with dementia champion dementia-friendly initiates in Australia?

• What do dementia-friendly communities look like?

• How do we evaluate the impact of dementia-friendly-communities?

Dementia Friendly Communities– A Social Movement with Practical Application

Dementia Friendly Communities

A dementia-friendly-community is a place where people living with dementia are supported to live a high quality of life with meaning, purpose and value.

It starts with you!

A dementia-friendly is a place where people living with dementia are supported to live a high quality of life with meaning, purpose and value. Making the changes toward a dementia-nation don’t have to be big changes.

Sometimes, it is the small changes that can make the biggest impact. It might be a change in the language that we use, talking with your staff about dementia, talking to your local MP about dementia, or keeping spaces clean and clear of clutter.

All of these things can have a positive impact on a person living with dementia.

What do dementia-friendly-communities look like?Some Australian examples – Beechworth, Vic; Kiama and Port Macquarie, NSW and Bribie Island, QLD

Dementia Friendly Fitness Class at Bribie Island – September 2015

Dementia-friendly dance class – Bribie Island

Information stall at the Bribie Island Shopping Centre

Members of the stakeholder alliance Bribie Island

In order for dementia-friendly communities to succeed, the views and opinions of people

with dementia and their carers must be at the heart of any considerations or decisions.