Understanding Dementia
Opal HealthCare’s Dementia Care Connections is a community outreach program aiming to enhance peoples’ understanding of dementia, offer methods for connecting with individuals living with dementia, and provide support for their wellbeing. Opal HealthCare’s dementia care experts present our webinar series, sharing insights from their clinical and research experience in Australia and the UK. Our monthly webinars are open to the public. Each month, through our Exploring Dementia webinars, we focus on a different aspect of dementia care.
Building personal relationships with our residents and families.
Our purpose is to bring joy to those we care for and our service to our residents and their families is underpinned by our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
Dementia Care Connections
Register for our webinars in 2025
If you’re just getting started understanding dementia, we recommend you attend our Foundations of Dementia webinar before registering for our Exploring Dementia webinars.
Foundations: Understanding Dementia
Tue 4 Mar
Exploring: Dementia and Communication Challenges
Tue 18 Mar
Exploring: Dementia and Swallowing Difficulties
Tue 15 Apr
Foundations: Understanding Dementia
Tue 6 May
Exploring: Maintaining Relationships for a Person Living with Dementia
Tue 20 May
Exploring: Dementia and Wellbeing
Tue 17 Jun
Foundations: Understanding Dementia
Tue 1 Jul
Exploring: Dementia and Polypharmacy
Tue 15 Jul
Exploring: Dementia and Sexual Behaviours
Tue 19 Aug
Foundations: Understanding Dementia
Tue 2 Sep
Exploring: Dementia and Mental Capacity
Tue 16 Sep
Exploring: Dementia and a Person's Environment
Tue 14 Oct
Foundations: Understanding Dementia
Tue 4 Nov
Exploring: Palliative Care for People Living with Dementia
Tue 18 Nov
A recap: What We've Learned in our Dementia Care Connections series
Tue 16 Dec
Hear from families about the difference our residential care has made for their loved ones.
Our purpose is to bring joy to those we care for and our service to our residents and their families is underpinned by our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
What is dementia?
Dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. In other words, dementia isn't one specific disease.
Our community
We believe human connection is at the heart of wellbeing. Nurturing deep connections with the community enables our residents to maintain important relationships and pursue interests that are meaningful to them. Each of our Care Communities plays an active role in community life.
Download our Living with Dementia booklet
Person-centred care
Person-centred care is at the heart of our approach to care. It means supporting our residents to live a meaningful life every day in a personalised and considered way.
What is dementia?
Dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. In other words, dementia isn't one specific disease.
Types of dementia
There are many types of dementia but the most common causes include Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies.
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…
Caring gesture helps May create beautiful memories
Sometimes, the smallest moments have the deepest impact. At Warrnambool Riverside Care Community, a kind offer from a friend helped May make precious memories with her daughter…