Why Empátia Specialist Dementia Coaching is important
Empátia Specialist Dementia Coaching is a post-diagnostic service supporting individuals with early-stage dementia, and family carers at any point in the journey, through bespoke coaching and counselling to help navigate the journey ahead. Family carers can reconnect with Empátia at any time. Through dementia coaching, we nurture resilience to keep families together at home for longer.
With a foundation in clinical and academic expertise, our person-centred approach empowers carers and those with dementia, offering ongoing counselling, and practical strategies to manage cognitive and emotional changes and develop the skills to move forward.
Founder of Empátia Dementia
Hello! I'm Amy Kerti, I worked as a Dementia Specialist Nurse for over 16 years, enhancing dementia care across the UK.
With extensive experience across the NHS, private, and social care sectors, I am passionate about supporting people living with dementia and their families. My work has spanned clinical care, academic research, education and teaching, and regional and national service development, driving positive change and innovative approaches.
I developed four Admiral Nurse services including a national service for young people with dementia for Imperial College London's Neurology Services and worked closely with the Welsh Government to improve dementia care, services, and education. My ongoing education includes a BSc in Psychology, and an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience. Additionally, I am a qualified Life Coach.
My diverse experience has given me a deep understanding of dementia care and what families face on this complicated and rewarding journey. I formed Empátia to help families stay together at home for as long as possible despite ever-increasing challenges in the healthcare sector.
Contributions to Dementia
Dementia Services
Young-onset dementia; examples of post-diagnostic support across London
Bupa maps out support for those with a recent diagnosis of dementia
Patients who ‘Walk With Purpose’: Developing clinical guidance
Social Care Online | Working 'beyond the walls' of dementia care homes
Press Articles
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Newly recruited Consultant Nurses aim to help the health board deliver gold-standard dementia care
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Consultant Dementia Nurses
North Wales Pioneer
New Betsi Cadwaladr recruits wanting to take dementia care to the next level are keen to hear from families
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
International Women's Day 2022 – Meet some of the inspirational women working for Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board
Dementia UK
The need for greater age-appropriate support
Dementia UK
Jolyon’s story: "My Admiral nurse made me realise that I needed to take care of my mental health"
Dementia UK
Steve’s philosophy on caring
Publications
Suicide and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and risk factors. For the full article in Ageing Research Reviews:
Salmoiraghi A, Kerti A. Is Attachment Theory the Answer to a Complex Healthcare System? BJPsych Open. 2022 Jun 20;8(Suppl 1):S111–2. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.337. PMCID: PMC9378023.