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HOW TO BUILD A DEMENTIA
SUPPORT NETWORK FROM
SCRATCH
Barbara Mallett (on behalf of the Mallett Family,
Perth Western Australia)
May 2011
ACTIVITIES FOR JOHN ATO Taxhelp First Click Computer Classes Mundaring Sharing Bridge Classes Mundaring Sharing Treasurer Mundaring Sharing Treasurer Eastern Hills Chaplaincy Helped build garden workshop for Ed. Support
Students EHSHS. Accompanied EHSHS yr 8 students on
excursions. Accompanied Boys Brigade on Duke of
Edinburgh hike. Red Cross Blood & Anti D Donation.
COMMUNITY SERVICES Hills Community Support Group RPH – litewriter for communication TTY telephone access Silver Chain Personal Alarm Mundaring Sharing classes (Bridge,
Bushwalking, Memoir Writing) Mundaring Lawn Bowls Club Mustard Seed Computer Classes
HAMILTON ISLAND Travel Insurance Virgin Blue Passenger Assistance at
airports. Virgin blue Passenger Lounge in
Brisbane Doctor on Hamilton Island Rang the Island Island upgraded accommodation Itemised instruction sheet Chef informed in hotel Lizzi made “John’s Food Book”
REFERENCES The British Journal of Psychiatry 2008 193: 240-246 Hammell, K.R. Whalley (1992) “the Caring Wife: The
Experience of Caring for a Severely Disabled Husband in the Community”, Disability & Society, 7:4, 349-362
Tedman-Jones J, Knox M & Buys L, Queensland University of Technology 21.11.2003, “Just Hanging On”: The Experiences of Older Carers of a Family Member with Chronic Mental Illness
Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing - Schedule of Resident Fees & Charges: From 20 March 2011
Aged & Community Services Australia – Residential Aged Care Fact Sheet 2
Dementia Story ABC channel 2 October 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvrS3hXiHfU&feature=player_embedded