DACS is supporting and enhancing physical and emotional wellbeing through our individually tailored home based Diversional Therapy program for clients across all our locations. Diversional therapy is a person-centered practice that recognises leisure and recreational experiences as the right of each individual. Diversional therapists work with people of all ages and abilities, to design and …
Approximately 459,000 Australians are living with dementia, a number that is expected to rise to 590,000 by 2028. Dementia is an umbrella term describing a group of symptoms that occur simultaneously. It often refers to memory loss in addition to at least two of the following: Difficulty performing familiar tasks Problems with abstract thinking Word …
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Today we are delighted to launch Dementia and Aged Care Services (DACS), a not-for-profit organisation offering a range of aged care services in New South Wales. DACS is operated by Alzheimer’s Queensland, an Australian Government approved aged care provider and the country’s largest dementia association. At DACS we provide individually tailored services to enable older …
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