Friends of the Elderly Admiral Nurse
The Friends of the Elderly Admiral Nurse is a valuable addition to our existing range of care support for people with dementia and their families. The service offers emotional and practical support to the relatives of people with dementia. This support begins as the family considers a Friends of the Elderly care home for their relative with dementia and continues once the relative becomes a resident.
Friends of the Elderly Admiral Nurse, Cheryl Rothschild says, "It can be distressing when a loved one develops dementia. Feelings of guilt, powerlessness or premature bereavement are not uncommon. Family carers need somone to turn to who understands the issues and can provide practical support and advice...both while decisions are taken about residential care and then once the relative with dementia has moved into a Friends of the Elderly care home."
Cheryl will provide vital support to relatives, including:
- Carefully assessing the needs of the family carer and offer one-to-one support
- Setting up special groups where relatives can talk to others in a similar situation
- Providing practical advice, information and skills to help family carers cope better
- Helping family carers deal with their feelings and emotions
- Helping both family carers and the professional carers working in our care homes
There are currently only 65 Admiral Nurses covering the whole country. In order to provide essential support to the relatives of people with dementia in our care homes Friends of the Elderly decided to appoint our own Admiral Nurse. We are currently the only independent care provider to work in partnership with Dementia UK to appoint an Admiral Nurse in the UK.