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Welcome to the Dementia Australia Dementia Forum
This forum provides a place where people with dementia, their families, carers and friends can gather and share information. It provides a place to share your stories, connect with others in a similar situation, ask questions and share information. To join the forum, click on the “join” button below.
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Care Options
In this section you can share your experiences, ask questions and read about how others have explored care options such as staying at home, respite or permanent care.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Carer Stress
Share your stories and messages of support with other carers here about the stresses and strains of caring for a person with dementia.
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2 weeks, 6 days ago
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Changed Behaviours
Post questions and share your effective and not so effective attempts at trying to manage the changing behaviours of your loved one with dementia.
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1 year, 8 months ago
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Dementia In My Family
Are you supporting children in dealing with impact of dementia in your family? Share your questions, stories and messages of support here.
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4 years, 9 months ago
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End of Life
Share your questions, stories and messages of support here to help others who are you considering palliative care and preparing advanced care plans and end of life issues.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Engaging with Family or Friends Living with Dementia
In this section you can talk about the ways in which you have been able to interact and engage with your loved one living with dementia.
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4 years, 2 months ago
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Getting a diagnosis
Share your stories and messages of support here about how to get a diagnosis? Post a question to see how others have worked through this process.
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5 years, 1 month ago
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Living well with dementia
Share your stories about how you or a loved one makes the most of living with dementia.
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5 years ago
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Navigating the System/Services
Share your story here about planning for the future and trying to understand what help is out there. Feel free to post a question to see what others might have experienced.
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5 years, 1 month ago
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Younger Onset Dementia
Share your stories and messages of support with other carers about caring for a younger person with dementia.
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5 years, 2 months ago
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Care Options
Contact us
- National Dementia Helpline:
1800 100 500This number is for general advice only. - For language assistance call 131 450
- If life is in danger call 000
- For crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline 13 11 14
- National Dementia Helpline: