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How to Build a Support Network from Scratch

Learn how to establish a supportive network for dementia care from scratch. This guide includes practical tips, resources, and personal experiences to help you navigate the challenges of caregiving.

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How to Build a Support Network from Scratch

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  1. How to Build a Support Network from Scratch

  2. How to build a dementia support network from scratch Barbara Mallett (on behalf of the Mallett Family, Perth Western Australia) May 2011

  3. Communications for the Outback T E L S T R A John’s Last Project

  4. John at Work

  5. TELSTRA DAYS

  6. Where are my glasses dear?

  7. 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.

  8. Sydney & Blue Mountains 2004 Sydney & Blue Mountains 2004

  9. Melbourne 2005

  10. Brisbane 2006

  11. John, Nathan & Jordan at Cable Beach, Broome 2007

  12. Hobart 2008 Sydney 2008 Yes We’ve finally caught you. Ha Ha Ha

  13. NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA (since 2010)

  14. Jordan & John’s caravan adventure 2006

  15. 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

  16. Hamilton Island 2007

  17. 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”

  18. John’s Food Book

  19. Morrison Lodge “Daddy Daycare”

  20. The Bird Sanctuary near the Nursing Home

  21. Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition

  22. We’ll miss you dad!

  23. 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 2010http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvrS3hXiHfU&feature=player_embedded

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