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West Midlands Care Providers and Care Workers
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Why Every Care Provider with a Sponsorship Licence Needs a Compliance Audit Right Now

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Advice

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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Advice

How can I help prevent falls for someone with dementia?

Falls can be a big worry if you’re caring for someone with dementia and sadly they’re pretty common, too. But there are steps you can take to keep your loved one safe and well

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Dementia technologies: A taste of the future?

Adam Vaughan, Head of New Product and Innovation at Unforgettable, shares what happened when he visited an award-winning research project which is using technology to improve the lives of people with dementia

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Barbara’s Blog: The Bird is on the Wing

In her blog this week, our Caregiver-in-Chief Barbara Stephens recounts her visit to an activity session designed for those living with young onset dementia, and their carers.

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Advice

Easter activities for those living with dementia

If you’ve got a loved one with dementia staying with you over Easter, here are some interesting things that you can do with them

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Barbara’s Blog: A story of memory assessment and why being person-centred is vital

This week, our Caregiver-in-Chief Barbara Stephens provides a personal perspective on her father’s memory assessment, demonstrating why relationship building is key and a person-centred approach vital.

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Advice

8 ways to cope with sleepless nights when the clocks change

It may still feel like winter, but the clocks go forward this weekend and Spring is on its way. Whilst warmer weather is certainly welcome, lighter evenings might not be good news for people with dementia, especially those who have trouble sleeping.

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Advice

36 top tips from dementia carers

Sharing tips with others on the dementia journey can be incredibly useful. Here’s some of the best tips we’ve received – but please send us more!

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Barbara’s Blog: When mothers have dementia

In her latest blog, our Caregiver-in-Chief Barbara Stephens reflects on Mother’s Day, the impact of dementia on families, and the ‘role reversal’ that families often see.

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How to help people with sight loss and dementia

There are various factors that may affect the way someone with dementia manages or interprets visual information. We asked Vicky Rushworth and Dave Smith who provide Vision Impairment and Dementia Awareness Training, for some advice.

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?