Development of a Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework

Develop a framework to guide the design and delivery of dementia training for the rural and remote health and aged care workforce.

Phase 1 was a scoping review of barriers and enablers to dementia training in rural and remote settings. Phase 2 comprised semi-structured focus groups and a national health and aged care workforce survey. Findings from these phases were integrated to develop the framework.

A two-phase mixed-method study and integration of the results to develop the framework.

Rural and remote areas across Australia.

There were six hundred and twenty-five rural and remote participants.

Representation from all seven Australian states and territories.

Synthesis of the results identified three overarching key principles and seven actionable practices for consideration when designing or delivering dementia education to the rural and remote health and aged care workforce.

The first Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework offers a practical guide for employers, training providers and professional organisations to design, deliver and evaluate dementia training programs, ensuring they meet the needs of the rural and remote health and aged care workforce in Australia.