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The national peak body for people living with dementia, their families and carers. Dementia Australia provides trusted information, education, advocacy and support services — including the National Dementia Helpline (1800 100 500) — across every state and territory.

The University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre was established in 2008 and brings together dementia research with education. Its free online courses include Understanding Dementia and Preventing Dementia, alongside dementia care degrees including the Bachelor of Dementia Care and the Associate Degree in Dementia Care. The Centre’s free courses had recorded more than 700,000 enrolments to the end of 2023.

The Australian Government’s official gateway to aged care services. My Aged Care helps older Australians, their families and carers find information, check eligibility, and access government-funded aged care services, assessments and providers.

The Australian Government’s national support service for anyone caring for a family member or friend. Carer Gateway connects carers with in-person and phone counselling, respite, skills courses, peer support and financial guidance.

A consortium of five Australian universities and Dementia Australia, funded by the Australian Government to deliver free, nationally accredited dementia training. Dementia Training Australia’s courses and resources help aged care workers, nurses and health professionals build practical, person-centred dementia care skills in every care setting.

The Australian Government department responsible for national aged care policy and funding. The Department oversees the programs that support people living with dementia and their carers — including the government-funded Dementia Training Program, which delivers accredited dementia education to the aged care workforce.

The national regulator that works with Australia’s health practitioner boards to register every nurse (and all other registered health practitioners), maintain the public register, and handle complaints and notifications about practitioner conduct and health. Every nurse working in Australia — locally or overseas-trained — must hold registration through Ahpra before they can practise.

The national board that regulates the nursing and midwifery professions in Australia. Together with Ahpra, the NMBA sets the registration standards, codes and guidelines every registered nurse and enrolled nurse must meet — including the qualification and English language standards internationally trained nurses are assessed against.

The national end-to-end regulator of Australian Government-funded aged care. The Commission accredits, monitors and takes enforcement action against aged care providers, and is the primary point of contact for anyone with a question, concern or complaint about the quality and safety of aged care — including residential care, home care and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme.

The national regulator for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Commission registers and oversees NDIS providers, handles complaints and reportable incidents, and safeguards the rights and safety of NDIS participants — the pathway many younger people living with dementia use for their disability supports.