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“Working together towards improved quality of life for people with dementia and their carers”

 

This consultancy is focused on better quality of life for dementia sufferers and their carers.

We provide

  Personal support and counselling to dementia sufferers and their carers
  Consultancy to any individual or agency wishing to improve their understanding of dementia, or service to dementia sufferers
  Training for residential care facilities and community care agencies in dementia care, understanding or strategies for management

 

The Director of Australian Dementia Support, Chris Leatherland, is a Division 1 Registered Nurse with a wealth of experience in the field of aged care and more particularly dementia care. Chris has the added insight of having cared for her own mother, who suffered early onset dementia.


Chris’s professional experience includes:-

  Family counselling
  Consultancy in residential dementia care
  Clinical Dementia Consultant to an Aged Care Assessment Service
  Community Health Nurse on an Aged care Assessment Service
  Conference Co-ordination
  Hospital Emergency Department Consultancy in the care of dementia patients
  Clinical teaching of university nursing students
  Nurse Advisor for Department of Human Services (VIC)
  Author of Resource and Information Manual for supported residential services (Department of Human Services publication)
  Auditing of Community Nursing Services for dept. Veterans’ Affairs
   

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