- Over 50% of people with MND can experience cognitive change
- Up to 15% will develop frontotemporal dementia
- Quality education for community carers is vital
With the support of FightMND, Dementia Australia has created a new course on motor neurone disease (MND) in the free mobile app Ask Annie for community carers.
Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said the new course was created based on research and consultation with carers, who requested more specialised education around MND and dementia.
"Research shows over 50 per cent of people with MND can experience changes in thinking and behaviour and up to 15 per cent will develop frontotemporal dementia.1 Quality education for carers about MND and dementia is vital," said Professor Buchanan.
"Not only does this course provide education on the disease itself, but it also gives carers practical tools they can immediately implement with their clients."
In an exciting expansion campaign announced today at Dementia Australia's webinar 'Understanding MND and Dementia', Ask Annie's MND course accompanies other informative self-paced content available, exploring behaviour support plans, elder abuse and providing support for people living with dementia.
Designed for community carers, the three modules in the course are curated to help carers develop the skills to take a proactive, problem-solving approach to supporting people living with MND, while retaining their independence, dignity and autonomy.
MND is an uncommon and life-limiting condition that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. As MND progresses, motor neurones deteriorate and die, and a person's muscles will get progressively weaker.
Ask Annie is an interactive app developed to help care professionals to problem solve and learn on-the-go, developing dementia-specific care skills.
Since launch in 2021, Ask Annie has reached over 36,000
