About Dementia Support

Our Admiral Nurses are specialist Dementia Nurses who provide support to families affected by dementia. When times are challenging, our Admiral Nurses work with families and carers of those living with dementia to provide one-to-one practical support and expert guidance. Their expertise and knowledge supports the individual and helps families and carers to navigate their way through the complexities of living with dementia.

An Admiral Nurse is a specialist dementia nurse who is supported with their development by Dementia UK.

Our Admiral Nurses work alongside our Dementia Support Worker to offer advice, practical solutions and support for those living with dementia to access the different forms of services that may benefit them.

Our service provides 

• A person-centred assessment to find the best way to support the overall health and well-being of the person being cared for and the family and carer
• Specialist knowledge and expertise for those living with dementia, their families and carers
• Support for families to gain knowledge and understanding about dementia and what they and their loved one might expect
• Help for families and carers to plan for the future care and support needs of the person living with dementia
• Support for families and carers to develop a range of skills and coping strategies
• Support to enable families and carers to access advice and information about dementia and the range of services available to help them and the person living with dementia to live well
• Support for families and carers to identify and understand their own needs whilst balancing the needs of the person they care for

Our Admiral Nurses work directly with families through home visits or appointments in a suitable venue. Our team offers telephone calls and video consultations for those who are unable to come to appointments or have home visits, due to their personal health needs or local restrictions.

We lead, influence and advise on the delivery of person-centred and relationship-centred care and working alongside other health and social care professionals.

The service is available to those who are registered at one of the three GP Practices in central Winchester, St Clements, Friarsgate and St Paul’s.

Working alongside Everyone Active, we have expanded the service into the wider Winchester community and developed a Memory Wellbeing Centre to support carers and those living with dementia.

Next Steps

If you would like to find out more or to register your interest, please fill out our enquiry form. Please note that once we have received your enquiry form, we will require you to fill out a detailed referral form so we can find out more information and the support required.

You can download a copy of the enquiry form, save on your computer, fill in and email back to us, and we will endeavour to respond to your enquiry within 72 hours.

You can also download a PDF copy print, complete and send it to us. Please address it to: Dementia Support, St John’s Winchester, 32 St John’s South, The Broadway, Winchester SO23 9LN.

You can also phone us on 01962 858 282 for an informal chat, or email us at dementiasupport@stjohnswinchester.co.uk.

Please read our press release, or view our service leaflet for further information.

Please note that the St John’s Dementia Support service is not a registered Care Quality Commission (CQC) service.