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Dementia is a health condition that affects how the brain works. Dementia can cause problems with memory, thinking, communication and everyday tasks. Dementia usually gets worse over time.
If a A doctor that you see when you need a health check has told you that you have dementia, it is a good idea to plan ahead. This guide explains the plans you might need to make and how to talk about what you want.
The guide says you might want to make plans about:
- finances and money
- legal things, like your will
- health care, like the kind of care you want when you are dying
- help with daily living in the future
- who can make choices for you when you can't make choices for yourself anymore.
The guide shares ideas about how to talk about what you want. There are videos and written information.
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Dementia Australia
Dementia Australia is the national peak body supporting people living with dementia, their families and carers.
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