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Making the most of respite careDiscusses some of the ways that carers can make respite care a positive experience for themselves and for the person with dementia. It provides some practical suggestions for planning and using respite care.

 Alzheimer's Australia "Caring for Someone with Dementia Series" July 2005

Dementia - Taking a BreakDiscusses the benefits of taking a break, how to organise it and who can help.

 Alzheimer's Australia "Looking after families & carers series" - June 1999

Respite and Residential care Fact sheetDescribes the different forms of respite care and how to access them. It also discusses permanent residential care.

 Brain Link

Taking a BreakAdvice on who can help and types of respite

 Dementia The caring experience

Taking a breakInfo about taking the time off that you need

 Carers Australia

A Guide for families & carers to the how, when, what and where of residential care.Concise info to assist carers to negotiate the residential care system, covering the following topics: How people feel about lifestyle changes, when to start looking for residential care, where to get help, what you need to know about residential care, how to look for suitable residential care.

 Department of Human Services - VIC 2002


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