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Dementia - The Caring Experience

The Caring Experience is a book that provides carers of people with dementia with information, advice and support. The carer information, stories and ideas in this book come directly from carers and service providers throughout Australia.

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ISBN: 0 642 82982 9

Online ISBN: 0 642 82983 7

Publications Approval Number: 3865

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© Commonwealth of Australia 2006

This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General’s http://www.ag.gov.au/cca
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© Commonwealth of Australia 2006

This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney posted at http://www.ag.gov.au/cca

Acknowledgements

Project management, consultations and research by Alzheimer’s Australia.
Heather Michaels Project Leader.
Project Reference Group:
Jackie Jenkins, Alzheimer’s Australia
Heather Michaels, Alzheimer’s Australia
Steve Dunlop, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Caroline Sargood, Commonwealth Carer Respite Centre, Southern Metropolitan Region
Fran McArdie, Carers Australia
Margaret Tonks, carer
Max Tabbaa, person living with dementia.

The majority of photographs in this publication have been provided by Lynton Crabb Photography.
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