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Click here to access this resource dealing with
sexuality in residential facilities:

http://www.agedcare.org.au/publications/agendas-docs-
images/sexuality-assessment-tool-sexat-for-residential-aged-care-
facilities

                      Communication
Bernie McCarthy, Psychologist and Dementia Advisor
talks about non-verbal communication strategies that
can assist with the promotion of connectedness.

                                Play MP3

Returning your thoughts again to the person with
Younger Onset Dementia that you support, can you
think of 3 ideas that you could use to raise the level of
connectedness in their lives?

1………………………………………………………………
2………………………………………………………………
3………………………………………………………………

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