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How can we humanise dementia in our communities?

May 20, 2020

It seems every day a story on dementia pops up in the media: the growing number of people diagnosed, the search for what causes it, or a possible cure. In fact, if you google the word...

Dementia: How do you engage with someone beyond a diagnosis?

May 6, 2020

A person living beyond a diagnosis of dementia does not have to give up the activities that he or she loves. Many activities can be adapted to the person’s ability to help them flourish. Purposeful and...

What does a Homemaker do in 2020?

April 28, 2020

The Videri Australia (Videri Australia) model is firmly built on the belief that people living with dementia thrive in a home environment. Videri Australia homes are ordinary homes, on ordinary suburban streets, where 6 to 10...

9 tips from Group Homes Australia on living, working or caring for older people.

March 24, 2020

Videri Australia is a world-leading model of dementia care, high care, respite and palliative care. Our residents live with dignity and sense of purpose in a small-scale environment. This is a challenging time for the communities...

Dementia Connections Article

January 20, 2020

Tamar Krebs, Co-CEO of Videri Australia discusses small co-operative living.

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Home care and dementia: Can it work?

October 24, 2019

Tamar Krebs, Co-CEO of Videri Australia and aged care expert, explains whether home care is an appropriate option for those with dementia.

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2GB: Steve Price & Co-CEO Tamar Krebs Discuss Dementia

June 30, 2019

Tamar Krebs, CEO of Videri Australia, talks her company’s new approach to small homes with high ratio care specifically for dementia patients.

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Sunrise Channel 7: Inter-generational Easter Egg Hunt and Craft Activity

May 15, 2019

Videri Australia invited Mums and their kids in the local community to experience an inter generational morning tea and craft session. Sunrise filmed and featured this in their Feel Good Friday segment on Good Friday, Easter.

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Over 60: A solution-based approach to living with dementia

March 20, 2019

A solution-based approach to living with dementia is focusing on the things the person enjoys and CAN do Tamar Krebs, Founder and Co-CEO of Videri Australia, talks about the most common, and less known, signs and...

Australian Ageing Agenda: Avoiding Medication When Residents Become Aggressive

March 20, 2019

Avoiding Medication When Residents Become Aggressive Tamar Krebs speaks about other solution-focused ways to try and overcome a resident’s aggression or agitation.

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The Guardian: Group Homes Australia and New Approach to Aged Care

September 24, 2018

Videri Australia and New Approach to Aged Care.

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InScope Journal – QNMU: Reinventing Ageing

September 9, 2018

Videri Australia sets elderly people up in a real home in a local suburb. “All the research shows that people thrive in a home environment”.

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“I was blessed to find Videri Australia for my dad after such despair and disappointment in an aged care facility that just didn’t deliver. With Videri Australia, dad was treated with respect and received the highest level of care at the time of his greatest need. I cannot recommend them more highly.”

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