Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
1. Rehabilitation is aimed at improving function for people only after a specific acute event like a stroke or a hip fracture	1	2	3	4	5
2. People with dementia are unable to engage in rehabilitation	1	2	3	4	5
3. Allied health professionals can help reduce carer partner stress	1	2	3	4	5
4. Nothing can be done to keep people with dementia engaged in meaningful activities	1	2	3	4	5
5. If a person with dementia is having difficulty with an activity, support should be organised to do it all for them	1	2	3	4	5
6. Interventions should support the person with dementia to continue activities that are meaningful to them	1	2	3	4	5
7. Exercise may slow cognitive decline in people with dementia	1	2	3	4	5
8. Exercise can improve physical function and mobility in people with dementia	1	2	3	4	5
9. The only role of occupational therapy for people with dementia is home safety and driving assessments	1	2	3	4	5
10. It’s important for people with dementia to remain mentally and socially active	1	2	3	4	5
11. Memory and cognitive strategies can support functional activities in the mild to moderate stages of dementia	1	2	3	4	5
12. A combination of exercise and home hazard modifications can reduce risk of falls in people with dementia	1	2	3	4	5
13. The only role of a speech pathologist in dementia is to manage swallowing difficulties	1	2	3	4	5
14. Psychologists can help people with dementia manage grief associated with a diagnosis	1	2	3	4	5
15. Cognitive rehabilitation can improve activities of daily living and maintain relationships for people with dementia	1	2	3	4	5
16. Communication practice, aides and strategies can help support communication for people with dementia and their care partners	1	2	3	4	5
Scoring: Add scores (taking note of the reverse scored items 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 and 13) for each item to derive the total score. A higher total score indicates a better perception towards dementia rehabilitation.