Consumers, Carers and Social Research

This Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, led by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), will conduct research concentrating on those issues that affect Consumers and Carers within the area of Social Research and multidisciplinary care in Dementia.

Collaborative partners in this undertaking are Alzheimer's Australia, Curtin University of Technology, Griffith University, Hammond Care Group and Latrobe University through ACEBAC. QUT, through management of the Centre will coordinate, undertake, facilitate, and promote reviews and research.

This DCRC is currently undertaking nine primary projects within five themes:

• Diagnosis, assessment and management of pain for people with dementia
• Carer and community issues
• Residential/industry models
• Quality of life, lifestyles, prevention of functional decline and acute care issues
• Palliative care and end-of-life issues