People living with dementia are being given more support thanks to a new role at Trinity Hospice. Trinity has welcomed its first Admiral Nurse, Lorna Webber, ...
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Baking with someone with dementia
What’s more evocative than the smell or taste of a favourite childhood recipe? Those memories of baking with mum come rushing back. Spending time in the ...
Read moreOur comments on the launch of the 10-year plan for the NHS
Our Director of Clinical Services, Paul Edwards, comments on the launch of the 10-year plan for the NHS, which will see GPs, mental health and community care ...
Read more2018’s Award-Winning Admiral Nurses
We have grown so much over the last year, with the highest number of Admiral Nurses to date – 261- working across the UK. These amazing nurses are at the ...
Read moreHelping a relative or friend with dementia have a peaceful Christmas
Dementia Specialist Admiral Nurse Dave Bell has worked on the Helpline for more than ten years. He believes that everyone can have a peaceful Christmas and feel...
Read moreIt’s time to give dementia care the focus it needs
Many of us last night watched the programme ‘Care’ on BBC1. It was, in many ways a telling and moving story of the struggles we hear every day at Dementia ...
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Managing household duties as a couple
Dementia impacts the balance in a couple’s relationship especially when managing household duties...
Read moreAn Interview with an Admiral Nurse: Sarah Farmer-Wright
Sarah Farmer-Wright is a community Admiral Nurse based in Norfolk. I qualified as a Registered General Nurse (RGN) in 1987. My passion for dementia care was ...
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Maxine’s Great North Run story: A Step in the Right Direction
I lost my Mum seven years ago. She had Alzheimer’s. She was a very smart woman and was always well-dressed. She did everything by the book and didn’t smoke ...
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Refreshed NICE guideline on dementia: A second bite of the apple?
In June 2018 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance on dementia[1] – which was the second dementia guideline – ...
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