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Team meeting at Dementia UK

Insights and Evaluation Team

We’re committed to building the evidence base for Admiral Nursing by demonstrating the value, outcomes and impact of Admiral Nurse services

Lisa and her mum

Lisa’s story

Lisa's story illustrates the difficulties families affected by dementia faced during covid-19 and how Admiral Nurse Stacey helped.

Ruth at her 90th birthday party

Lucy’s story

Lucy shares the story of what it was like to see her grandma, Ruth, live with Alzheimer’s disease.

Admiral Nurse Gary Burnham headshot

Opening up conversations around dementia this International Men’s Day

Women make up a large proportion of callers to Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline – over 70%. With rising cases of dementia and the condition still being so stigmatised, we talked to a couple of our dementia specialist nurses on why there is that imbalance, and the importance of opening up conversations around dementia – both as an unpaid carer and as someone living with the condition.

Penny and her mum, Rosemary

Penny’s story

Penny speaks about her relationship with mum Rosemary, who has mixed dementia, and how the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline has helped her.

Volunteer Ambassador Val Wilson

Val’s story

Volunteer Ambassador Val Wilson explains why she got involved with Dementia UK and what it means to her.