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Delirum awareness
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Safer Walking and WanderSearch
Author: 
New Zealand Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) (NZ)
Description:

WanderSearch (also known as Wandatrak in some districts) supports people living in the community who are at risk of going missing, including people living with dementia. The WanderSearch system provides at risk people with a small device that can be found by Police and trained volunteers using specialised equipment. The website also offers the Safer Walking Profile form. This is an information form designed for anyone who is at risk of going missing when walking. The form is filled in by family and kept ready to give to police to help recognise, find, and support the person if the situation arises.

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How would I know? What can I do? How to help someone with dementia who is in pain or distress
Author:
The National Council for Palliative Care (UK)
Description:
This is a great practical brief booklet on spotting and helping pain in people living with dementia.
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See change: Think pain
Author:
King's Fund (UK)
Description:
The “See Change: Think Pain” awareness campaign for carers and healthcare professionals to help identify pain in people with dementia includes a simple mnemonic to assist carers:

Pick up on mood changes
Assess verbal cues
Inspect facial expressions
Notice body language

Video   Report
Optimising food and nutritional care for people with dementia
Author:
Ageing and Dementia Research Centre Bournemouth University (UK)
Description:
The toolkit developed by the ADRC provides freely available resources (a film, workbook, guide and leaflet) to deliver person-centred nutritional care in dementia.
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Nutrition and dementia: A review of available research
Author:
Alzheimers Disease International, 2014 (UK)
Description:
A report to investigate how the right nutrition can help to make life better for people who live with dementia. 
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Eating well: supporting older people and older people with dementia. Practical guide
Author:
Caroline Walker Trust (UK)
Description:
The aim of this practical guide is to support all those who help older people and older people with dementia to eat well. It provides practical guidance about the nutritious food and drinks, including for adapted diets.
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Ongoing Medical Management to Maximize Health and Well-being for Persons Living With Dementia
Author:
Mary Guerriero Austrom, Malaz Boustani, and Michael A LaMantia, 2018 (US)
Description:
This article provides eight practice recommendations intended to promote understanding and support of the role of nonphysician care providers in educating family caregivers about ongoing medical management to improve the wellbeing of persons living with dementia.
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Dementia rarely travels alone: living with dementia and other conditions
Author:
All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia (UK)
Description:
This report examines the scale of difficulty faced by people living with both dementia and other health conditions, and how the health and social care system can provide holistic, person-centred care and support for this growing body of people.
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