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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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Caring for someone with pneumonia

In the latest of his guest blogs, Dr Jamie Wilson, founder of care home service Hometouch, discusses how best to care for someone who has pneumonia.

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Barbara’s Blog: Jazz in Church

This week, Barbara tells us all about the joys of Jazz music and the role that her local church is taking in helping those living with dementia.

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Great Father’s Day gifts for people with dementia

Don’t know what to buy him for Father’s Day? Here’s some lovely gift ideas to inspire you!

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“It’s a very rewarding role” – A day in the life of an activities co-ordinator

Michael Butler has been the activities co-ordinator at Hollyfields Care Home for 11 years. Here, he explains how he entertains and stimulates residents on a typical day.

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What qualifications should professional carers have?

In the first of a series of guest blogs, Dr Jamie Wilson, founder of care home service Hometouch, discusses what qualifications professional carers can have, and what they mean.

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Creating moments of genuine joy

Craig Stevens from the charity Alive, explains why sensory activities can have such a powerful impact on people with dementia.

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Barbara’s Blog: The Diagnosis Appointment

Regular readers of Barbara’s Blog will remember her father had recently had a memory assessment. This week, Barbara and her father receive the results. (Plus, we’d love you to share any experiences you have of memory assessment and diagnosis).

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Your 4-step plan to make life better for a loved one with dementia

A massive scientific study has uncovered 4 ways to ensure people with dementia maintain a good quality of life (and money has nothing to do with it).

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Get your FREE Your Dementia Home eBook

We’re giving away our new step by step guide to creating a dementia friendly home. Download it for free now.

West Midlands Care Providers and Care Workers

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.

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?

West Midlands Care Providers and Care Workers

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.

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?