Resources

• Standard drinks guide (Australian Government)
• Alcohol: Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol (National Health and Medical Research Council)

Physical activity

• Physical activity for older adults (NSW Health)
• Recommendations for older adults (65 years and over) (Australian Government)
• Physical activity guidelines for older people (Health Direct)
• Physical activity guidelines for older adults (Active and Healthy)

Sun Safety

• Sun safety: How to reduce your skin cancer risk (Cancer Council)
• How much sun is enough? (Cancer Council)

• Dementia Support Australia
• Forward with Dementia
• Dementia Australia
• Alzheimer’s Association US

• Causes and types of dementia (Dementia Australia)
• Understanding different types of dementia (National Institute on Ageing)
• Risk factors for dementia (Lancet)
• Rarer types of dementia (Alzheimer’s Society UK)
• Rare types of dementia (Alzheimer Society CA)
• Reablement in dementia: Evidence-informed resources to support reablement in dementia care (HammondCare)
• Embracing reablement as an essential support approach for dementia care in the 21^st century: a position paper (Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare)

• Dementia research studies (Dementia Australia)

• Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
• Mediterranean diet (Health Direct)
• Mediterranean diet (Dieticians Australia)
• Mediterranean 7 Day Meal Plan (Australian Eggs)
• Diet and nutrition health advice: vitamin D (Dietitians Australia, 2023)
• Vitamin D and bone health (Healthy Bones Australia)
• It’s All About the Food Not the Fork! 107 easy to eat recipes (HammondCare)
• Don’t Give Me Eggs that Bounce: 118 cracking recipes for people with Alzheimer’s
  
  

• Eating and dementia (Dementia Australia)
• Dementia – eating (Better Health Channel, VIC Government)
• High protein high energy diet (Queensland Health)
• Supporting dementia-friendly mealtimes and dining experiences at home: A guide for families, friends and other representatives (Australian Government)

• Older people and falls

• Don't fall for it. Falls can be prevented!

• Frailty screening and assessment tools

• Identifying frailty

• World Report on Ageing and Health (World Health Organization, 2015)

• Bereavement support service (HammondCare)
• Understanding grief: what to expect following a bereavement
• Bereavement: the first 12 months and beyond (HammondCare)
• Coping with grief on anniversaries, religious celebrations and special occasions (HammondCare)
• Practical matters: Arranging a funeral, legal matters, ashes and belongings (HammondCare)

• Statement of Rights (Australian Government)

• Advice: Older people (South Australian Dental)
• Dental rescue – denture care [video] (Peter King)

• Physical activity and exercise guidelines for older adults (AUS Government)
• Safe exercise at home (Australian Physiotherapy Association)
• Exercise plan for older adults (Healthline)
• Pain and physical activity (NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation)
• Guidance for the use of medicinal cannabis in Australia: Patient information (AUS Government)

• Relaxation exercises (Beyond Blue)
• Relaxation techniques and mindfulness (Agency for Clinical Innovation)
• The Pain Book: Finding hope when it hurts (HammondCare)
• The Spinal Cord Injury Pain Book (HammondCare)
• The Cancer Pain Book (HammondCare)

Understanding and managing pain

• Managing Your Pain by Michael Nicholas et al. (3^rd Edition, HarperCollins)

• Last Days Program: Navigating death and dying (HammondCare)
• Palliative Care Australia
• Advanced Care Project (HammondCare)
• Palliative Care Knowledge Network: Patients and Carers (Care Search)
• Advance Care Planning (Australian Government)
• Grief Australia
• Grief support (NSW Health)
• Grief and bereavement support (QLD Health)

Australia

• Volunteering Australia
• Discover a volunteering opportunity near you (Australian Government)
• Volunteering in NSW
• Volunteering ACT
• Volunteering Victoria
• Volunteering Queensland
• Volunteering SA & NT
• Volunteering Tasmania
• Volunteering WA

International

• Seek Volunteer New Zealand
• Volunteer opportunities, rights and expenses UK
• Find a volunteer opportunity (AmeriCorps)
• Volunteering Singapore
• United Nations Volunteers