for dementia, established in 1994, aims to improve the quality of life for all people affected by dementia, through expanding the availability of Admiral Nurses, delivering high quality training for health and social care professionals and empowering and networking family carers.
Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses, working in the community, with families, carers and supporters of people with dementia. The Admiral Nurse model was established as a direct result of the experiences of family carers. Admiral Nurses are named after Joseph Levy, who had dementia. He was known by his family as 'Admiral Joe' due to his keen interest in sailing.
Uniting Carers for dementia was officially launched on August 10th 2005 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. A national network of carers, former carers, family and friends, its aim is to harness carer support for the work of for dementia.
Visit for dementia:
http://www.fordementia.org.uk