1) The study compared the dementia knowledge of residential aged care facility (RACF) staff and family carers of dementia residents through a survey. 2) It found that while overall knowledge was poor, family carers scored slightly higher than RACF staff on some questions. 3) A key finding was that staff and family carer training on dementia is generally inadequate. To effectively implement palliative dementia care, more needs to be done to address knowledge deficits through education programs.