(CRCC) Nepean, auspiced by ANGLICARE Dementia Education for Carers Program (DECP), which helps carers understand the capabilities of the person with dementia. This is achieved using a functional cognitive assessment called the Large Allen Cognitive Level Screening tool (LACLS). The assessment requires the participant to follow a demonstration and verbal instructions of the leather lacing task. The administrator performs various lacing stitches with the participant attempting to replicate each stitch. The person's performance is then scored with an Allen's Cognitive Level (ACL). Each level and mode describes patterns of behaviour, common issues with activities of daily living and relevant safety issues. The key theme is to provide carers with insight into how the person with dementia processes information, and assist carers by enabling them to maximise the capabilities of the person they care for. its ability to reduce carer burden. Carers participating in the evaluation have agreed to complete the 12-Zarit measure of burden, in a format of a pre-test and two post tests (administered one week, and five weeks after the program). The participants' scores at each interval are then compared to determine if the program is having a significant impact on the burden experienced during their caring role. Department of Family and Community Services, Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) and conducted by ANGLICARE with the support of the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Assessment and Better Care (DCRC-ABC). Dr Steve Muhi The Grampians CDAMS Clinic, Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, Victoria investigate the caregiver characteristics of carer gender, relationship with the patient, living arrangement with the patient and their association, if any with the carer burden when caring for people with cognitive impairment. the Grampians CDAMS (Cognition Dementia and Memory service) and diagnosed with cognitive impairment. standardized mini mental state examination (SMMSE), diagnosis type, the number of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BSD) and the bother they caused to the carer (BPSDC). Carer measures: Carer |