Southern Gazette October 4, 2011
Rivervale resident and Southern Cross Care dementia specialist Janet Farrell recently returned from a life-changing experience in India.
Her work mentoring and training workers in the dementia care sector overseas followed a request for training assistance from Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders Support of India (ARDSI) in Calcutta.
Ms Farrell, who is currently the manager of high dependency and dementia services at Southern Cross Care, spent two weeks in India providing a practical, hands on training program for dementia care staff and family carers.
She said her experience in India was both inspiring and good for her career development. "There is a huge cultural difference in India in terms of social welfare systems, hospital systems and access to medical treatment; however, I believe that one individual can make a difference and provide opportunity for under privileged communities abroad."