Measure 1.1: People living with dementia feel they have more control over their lives
This measure of progress refers to whether people living with dementia feel they have adequate control over their lives, including whether they have self-determination and autonomy, allowing them to be actively involved in decisions that affect their lives.
Data from Dementia Australia suggest that people who access dementia-specific services feel they have better control of their situation. For example, among people who accessed Dementia Australia’s supports in 2023–24, 96% agreed that they felt more able to cope with their situation after receiving assistance (Dementia Australia, unpublished).
Data that address this measure are currently not available, but data development is underway with ongoing work to improve the availability of national data to report on diagnostic and post-diagnostic care. Data from the recently conducted Living with Dementia Survey may be added to reporting when they become available.
Dementia Australia (unpublished), aggregated data provided to the AIHW from the National Dementia Support Program client survey, accessed 22 April 2025.