Remaining in a familiar environment supports memory and reduces anxiety. Our services maintain safety and dignity, allowing your loved one to continue daily routines with confidence and compassion.
Specialised Care for Every Stage of Dementia
We understand that dementia affects every person differently. Our approach ensures we match your loved one with consistent, trained caregivers who truly know their history, personality, and triggers. A Registered Nurse develops and reviews a personalised care plan to ensure this consistency builds trust and reduces confusion.
- Safety and Supervision: Proactively managing wandering and Sundowning to ensure security.
- Routine Maintenance: Structuring the day with familiar rituals to provide stability and calm.
- Cognitive Engagement: Memory games, music and conversation to stimulate the mind.
- Personal Care with Dignity: Respectful assistance with bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Support for Families: Essential respite allowing you to step back and be a family again.
Specialised Care for Every Stage of Dementia
We understand that dementia affects every person differently. Our approach ensures we match your loved one with consistent, trained caregivers who truly know their history, personality and triggers. A Registered Nurse develops and reviews a personalised care plan to ensure this consistency builds trust and reduces confusion.
- Proactive safety and supervision that manages wandering and sundowning
- Structured routines and cognitive engagement, from familiar rituals to memory games and music
- Respectful personal care, including bathing, dressing and toileting
- Essential respite that lets you step back and be a family again
Alzheimer's and dementia care services, tailored to you
Care for every stage, built on routine, familiarity and caregivers who know your person's history and triggers.
Dementia care right across
Capalaba
Our caregivers live and work locally, so care at home is never far away, anywhere in Capalaba.
- Brisbane City
- New Farm
- Bowen Hills
- Albion
- Clayfield
- Wavell Heights
- Nudgee
- Sandgate
- Kedron
- Chermside
- Camp Hill
- Carindale
- Chandler
- Burbank
- Capalaba
- Wellington Point
- Cleveland
- Manly
- Bulimba
- Wynnum
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Dementia care in Capalaba:
How we can help
Is it safe for my loved one to stay at home with dementia?
Yes. Remaining in a familiar environment is often the best way to manage anxiety and confusion. We offer scalable support, from a few hours of respite to 24/7 supervision, ensuring your loved one is never alone or at risk. As their needs progress, we adapt the level of care to keep them safe and comfortable at home.
Are your caregivers trained in dementia care?
Yes. Our caregivers receive specialised training in dementia care. They are equipped with practical strategies to handle behavioural changes, communication difficulties, and safety concerns (such as wandering) with skill and dignity. This ensures they can manage challenges confidently without causing distress.
How do you handle aggressive or confused behaviour?
We view behaviour as a form of communication. Our caregivers are trained to identify the underlying triggers, such as pain, hunger, or frustration, rather than just reacting to the symptom. We use gentle redirection and validation techniques to restore calm and resolve the situation without conflict.
Will we have the same caregiver every time?
Yes. Consistency is critical for someone living with dementia, since a familiar face builds trust and reduces confusion. Instead of a revolving door of staff, we build a small, dedicated team who your loved one will always recognise and feel comfortable with.
Delivering a WOW Customer Experience
Highly recommended Nurse Next Door Very professional company with lovely carers putting the needs of their clients first 👍 NND have been looking after our son Gavin since February this year he has MND and we are just so happy with the standard of care from all the staff and carers 🙂 this takes away a lot of worry and stress from us very satisfied 👍 Jennifer and Jan Rasmussen
Jan Rasmussen
We are very happy with Nurse Next Door and would recommend this company.
Barry Schleehauf
Helpful pleasant communicate well very happy with the agency thank you
Chantal Pitman
I have had Nurse Next Door Brisbane support me for the last 10 months. I find them very reliable and considerate. Always on time, they do what I ask of them and take initiative. Easy to contact. I would recommend their service for anyone in need of support. All the above and can’t fault them and will only get better with their care. Sincerely, Bruce 😉
Bruce Edmondson
Fiona and her team were easy to engage with. Furthermore, their client care and customer service were par excellence!
Francisco Martin
I Romeo Arnido would like to congratulate Fiona and Beth and the staff of whom I have found there service and professionalism, to be act accordingly as instructed with the care plan . Job well done
Elizabeth Dempster
It is a pleasure to be supported by Fiona, Beth and the team at Nurses Next Door. They listen with compassion and enable me to follow my life dreams.
Ang Woods
Couldn't ask for a better service team to assist in the well-meaning and loving care of my sister which, of course, brings so much peace of mind and comfort to the family. The NND staff, nursing and administrative, are always available to listen, readily adapt to the needs of clients and families and go above and beyond in their duties on a daily basis. We are all so very grateful - thank you NND.
Kathryn Johnson
Sina from Nurse Next Door has been so amazing with my son Tom. He has gone above and beyond to support him being independent and has helped so much. Sina copes with very difficult situations and moves things in a positive direction. He is peaceful and calm. He is highly intelligent and understands complex problems. He is highly professional and I am so grateful to him for all the work he does and for helping Tom and I communicate better. Tom gets along with him really well. He is an absolute god send. Thank you Nurse Next Door. Fiona and Beth have really been so caring and understanding. They are good at thinking up solutions. Our experience with Nurse Next Door is all positives.
Geri McLeod
Nurse Next Door are professional, reliable and really bend over backwards to help with whatever I need- even at short notice. The nurses and staff are all amazing, always listen and truly care. I am grateful for their assistance and I am very fortunate to have them around when I need them.
Dianne Wilson
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Why Nurse Next Door?
Quality Home Care That’s Personal and Professional
Every Care Plan is thoughtfully crafted, and every Caregiver is meticulously chosen to meet your needs.
Quality Home Care That’s Personal and Professional
We Match You with Your Perfect Caregiver
We hand-pick the right person from our trusted team of Caregivers based on your needs, preferences and personality.
We Match You with Your Perfect Caregiver
Reliable Care with Our Attendance Monitoring System
Our activity monitoring system closely monitors every visit to ensure Caregivers arrive on time and schedules run smoothly.
Reliable Care with Our Attendance Monitoring System
Qualified & Insured Caregivers You Can Trust
Our Caregivers and Nurses are licensed, insured and highly qualified, with a minimum of two years’ experience.
Qualified & Insured Caregivers You Can Trust
We Aim to Provide You The Same Caregiver Everytime
We want you to see a familiar face every visit. Your perfect match Caregiver will learn your routines and favorite foods.
We Aim to Provide You The Same Caregiver Everytime
24/7 Live Calling Support
Speak with a real person in 30 seconds or less every time you call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
24/7 Live Calling Support
Comprehensive Care at Every Age
Our services range from elder care to daily living support for people of all ages. Quality care, regardless of age.
Comprehensive Care at Every Age
