Getting to know you: Kirsty Dallison-Perry
Kirsty Dallison-Perry is the Head of Consultant Admiral Nurse Services for Dementia UK.
Kirsty Dallison-Perry is the Head of Consultant Admiral Nurse Services for Dementia UK.
We caught up with Tom for some inspiration and expert advice on how to host a Raise your Game fundraising event.
When her partner Andy was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 52, Christine struggled to know where to turn. She is supporting our ‘We live dementia’ campaign to raise awareness of how our specialist dementia nurses can help.
We celebrate Leeds Building Society launching its new national charity partnership with us with an initial donation of £25,000.
Admiral Nurse Vic shares her thoughts on BBC Two’s latest documentary ‘Dementia and Us’ and how it captured the realities of dementia
The ability of arts and dementia to help families stay together in the face of dementia has been recognised by our specialist dementia nurses and our list of film recommendations is focused around music, interactivity and simple plotlines.
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.
Paul Edwards discusses the new documentary 'Inside the Care Crisis' and the current state of dementia and social care services.