Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who are there for the whole family. As experts in dementia, they support families with the many complex challenges of the condition, providing free, specialist advice, support and understanding, whenever it’s needed.
Every day, Admiral Nurses help people affected by dementia have the best life possible for as long as possible. They are there when people need them most, providing health advice, offering compassionate emotional and psychological support and helping families plan for the future.
- Our nurses provide tailored support with all aspects of dementia
- If communication gets hard, they are on hand with skills and techniques to help family and friends stay connected to their loved one
- If someone with dementia is showing changes in behaviour, they will find the best ways of preventing or managing this
- If advice is needed on financial benefits, they can talk this through
- If families are struggling to cope, they will be there to help them get the best possible care and support
Our specialist nurses work on our free national Dementia Helpline, in our face-to-face and virtual clinic, and in the community, in GP practices, hospitals and care homes. They are also behind every piece of information and advice you’ll find on Dementia UK’s website. Their life-changing support helps families through the fear and confusion of dementia. That’s why so many people describe Admiral Nurses as a lifeline.
Admiral Nurses work in the following settings:
Community
- Supporting family carers and people with dementia at home
- Managing co-morbidities and frailty in people with dementia at home
- Supporting transitions in care
- Coordinating care/case management
- Providing education for families living with dementia
- Offering families post-diagnosis support
Care home
- Supporting family carers and people with dementia in the care home
- Managing co-morbidities and frailty in people with dementia in the care home
- Supporting transitions in care
- Providing education for care home staff and families living with dementia
- Facilitating a positive culture within care homes
Dementia Helpline
- Providing free one-to-one support and advice for families, professionals and others affected by dementia throughout the UK
- Supporting families affected by dementia who do not have access to an Admiral Nurse in their locality
- Direct access to an Admiral Nurse by telephone and email, seven days a week, Monday to Friday 9am-9pm, and weekends 9am-5pm, every day except 25th December
Acute hospital
- Supporting family carers and people with dementia in hospital
- Managing co-morbidities and frailty in people with dementia in hospital
- Supporting transitions in care
- Providing education for hospital staff and families living with dementia
- Facilitating effective discharge
Hospice
- Supporting family carers and people with dementia in the hospice
- Managing co-morbidities and frailty in people with dementia in the hospice
- Supporting transitions in care
- Providing education for hospice staff and families living with dementia
- Identifying and supporting with complex end of life care challenges
- Raising awareness of dementia being a life-limiting illness
Admiral Nurse clinics
- Supporting family carers and people with dementia within a virtual or face-to-face clinic
- Managing co-morbidities and frailty in people with dementia within a clinic
- Supporting transitions in care
- Providing education for clinic staff and families living with dementia
- Signposting to other services
- Providing workplace support and advice