Positive Behaviour Support for aged care & dementia.
Helping people feel safer, more understood, and better supported as needs change.
ABOUT POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT FOR AGED CARE & DEMENTIA
When behaviour changes, there is usually a reason.
Changes in behaviour can be one of the most difficult parts of dementia, cognitive decline, and changing health needs. For families, support workers, and aged care teams, it can be hard to understand what’s changed, why it’s happening, and how best to respond.
Positive Behaviour Support helps make sense of those changes. Rather than focusing only on the behaviour itself, we look at the person, their history, their environment, their relationships, and what may be contributing to their distress.
Once the reasons become clearer, support can become calmer, more consistent, and more effective.
Who this is for.
People experiencing behavioural or psychological changes associated with dementia, cognitive decline, ageing, disability, or changing health needs.
Positive Behaviour Support may be helpful when:
What our work looks like.
A practitioner spends time understanding the person and the environments around them. That may involve conversations with family members, support workers, aged care staff, health professionals, and others involved in their care.
We look at the broader picture, including routines, communication, relationships, physical health, environments, and the situations where distress tends to occur.
From there, we work alongside families and care teams to develop practical strategies that reduce distress, support quality of life, and help everyone feel more confident about what to do when challenges arise.
Support may be provided in the home, residential aged care settings, community environments, or through video appointments.
HOW IT’S PAID FOR
Funding and getting started.
Support may be funded through the NDIS, aged care funding pathways, organisations, or private payment arrangements, depending on the person’s circumstances.
If you’re not sure whether you have the right funding, or whether Positive Behaviour Support is the right fit, that’s okay. You don’t need to have everything worked out before getting in touch.
A Compass Session can help clarify what’s happening, what support may be appropriate, and what the next steps could look like. It’s a paid, one-hour consultation with an experienced practitioner designed to provide practical guidance and a clearer path forward.
FAQs
Questions we hear.
Yes. Many of the people supported by Elvara live in supported accommodation. Positive Behaviour Support often involves working alongside accommodation providers and support teams to build shared understanding and more consistent responses.
Yes. Positive Behaviour Support works best when the people around a person are involved. With consent, support often includes families, support workers, accommodation providers, allied health professionals, and other clinicians.