Stephen Judd PhD

Dr. Judd was Chief Executive of HammondCare for 25 years from 1995 to 2020 and during this time HammondCare led the way in developing the small household or cottage design for dementia care homes, which now has the backing of the Aged Care Royal Commission for the preferred approach to aged care design.

He also worked for improvements in areas such as special dementia care programs for people with very severe symptoms of dementia and the development of the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, and he saw HammondCare grow to become one of Australia’s most significant charities and dementia care providers. Dr. Judd told Australian Ageing Agenda that he was surprised to be honored with an AM but was happy to use it as an opportunity to further advocate for older Australians and people with dementia.