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Why Every Care Provider with a Sponsorship Licence Needs a Compliance Audit Right Now
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How to Switch Care Sponsors
A complete, step-by-step timeline from resignation to starting your new role. If you’re a care worker in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, switching sponsors can feel like a complicated process.
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Words for Wellbeing: Pick What’s in Season
Charlotte Overton-Hart from Story Chaplain shares more on her recent workshop at the Unforgettable caregivers event.
Osteoporosis and Dementia
Publicity surrounding the various awareness raising events that were held on this day prompted me to explore the National Osteoporosis Society website www.nos.org.uk/ and to learn more about this condition.
Stop trying to be the ‘perfect’ carer
Here’s why caregivers who try to be perfect can quickly run into trouble – and even damage their health.
Feeling guilty? Join the club!
If you’re caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia, guilt is probably the most common emotion you will feel, so is there anything you can do to stop yourself feeling guilty? Here’s a few ideas to help you avoid falling into the guilt trap.
Guest blog: Simon Warner-Bore from Music & Memory
Music & Memory is a non-profit organisation that brings personalised music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology. CEO Simon Warner-Bore discusses the role of music and personal playlists in assisting an individual on their dementia journey.
Feeling lonely? You aren’t the only one…
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia can sometimes be a very lonely experience. Many family carers admit they feel isolated and alone and, at times, these feelings can seem overwhelming. Here’s a few ways to protect yourself from the pain of loneliness
Who Cares? We care!
Hilary Sweeney, caregiver and member of our Unforgettable Dementia Support Group on Facebook, has launched a campaign to highlight the needs of caregivers to local MPs via a simple postcard. Learn more and get your postcards here.
Why dementia MUST be seen as a disability
Philly Hare, Director of Innovations in Dementia, blogs on the discrimination that people living with dementia face. The organisation will also be running a workshop at our London event on 20th September.
Dementia Carers Count
Learn more about the work of Dementia Carers Count in our guest blog from Claire Goodchild.
Meet the West Midlands AI Coaches Supporting International Care Workers
A new AI coaching platform is supporting international care workers in the West Midlands - offering personalised guidance on jobs, training, housing, wellbeing and community life.
What does 'live-in care' mean?
Meet the West Midlands AI Coaches Supporting International Care Workers
A new AI coaching platform is supporting international care workers in the West Midlands - offering personalised guidance on jobs, training, housing, wellbeing and community life.