senator helen polley - shadow parliamentary secretary for aged care - the politics of a dementia...
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ALBERT’S STORY HIGHLIGHTS ONGOING CHALLENGES FOR DEMENTIA:
• Better access to health professionals and specialists for those living in rural and regional areas.
• Need to build the capacity and awareness of dementia for GP’s and health professionals.
• Better support for the carers of people living with dementia.
• More awareness and education in the community to reduce stigmas, increase inclusion and boost support for people with dementia.
• Albert’s case also reiterates that dementia is not a normal part of ageing and the potential for the dementia-friendly concept.
• ScrapedtheDementiaandSevereBehaviourSupplement
• Slashed$20millionfrominnovativecareprojects.
• Cut$40millionfromtheAgedCareWorkforceFund.
• Announcementoftheexperimental,untested“flyingsquads”.
• AbandoningthelifechangingYoungerOnsetDementiaKeyWorkersprogram.
• Discardingtheworld’sfirstdementiariskreductionprogram,‘YourBrainMatters’.
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT’S RECORD ON DEMENTIA