Judy Ratajec is a Psychogeriatric Nurse currently working as the NT Clinical Lead Aged Care and Clinical Nurse Consultant to the Older Persons Wellbeing Program commissioned through PHN.

Judy was involved in the Aged Care Royal Commission and the implementation of the Aged Care reforms and in particular increasing access for our ageing Territorians through integrated service models in partnership with My Aged Care.
Previous to her work with the NT Health Community Aged Care Unit she had worked extensively in the Psychogeriatric and Dementia areas developing and establishing responsive services to meet the needs of those people most at risk.

Over the 25 years in the Northern Territory Judy has established programs through Alzheimer’s Australia (Dementia Australia) including Dementia Friendly Communities, lobbying for appropriate services for those living with Younger Onset Dementia, raising awareness of brain health and dementia risk reduction across the NT.

Through DBMAS (DSA) Judy worked alongside communities to developed Indigenous specific resources providing education and strategies to reduce the impact of Dementia and behaviours of concern.

Judy is a strong client advocate and is committed to improving the lives of people living with complex psychogeriatric conditions in the Northern Territory.