Technology & Innovation
Dementia forums to brief retirement village operators in three capitals
Technology & Innovation
Dementia forums to brief retirement village operators in three capitals
Technology & InnovationAged Care ReformWorkforce & Training
The Weekly Source · 2 min read · 22 hours ago
Original source
Summarised by Stellar
Key points5 points
- Forums run 7 October in Melbourne, 8 October in Brisbane and 13 October in Sydney, each lasting three hours.
- Sessions cover dementia care practice, assistive technology for ageing in place, and retrofitting or designing villages for cognitive decline.
- Woodbridge Retirement Village's first 14 months under a government-backed dementia care program will be presented in Melbourne and Brisbane.
- Sydney attendees will hear about small-scale specialist dementia care suites suited to new and existing retirement communities.
- Operators are urged to act now, as cognitive decline is already present in village populations rather than a future concern.
Summary
DCM Group's Living with Dementia Leadership Forum will run in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in October, giving retirement living operators practical guidance on supporting residents with cognitive decline. Speakers from HammondCare, eevi and ClarkeHopkinsClarke will cover frontline care, assistive technology and dementia-friendly village design. Case studies include Woodbridge Retirement Village's government-backed dementia care program and Videri Australia's small-scale specialist suites. Operators will also hear what steps they can take within their existing villages as resident needs shift.