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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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Latest UK Visa Sponsorship Rules
This all-in-one guide explains the latest UK visa sponsorship rules, including the major changes introduced in July 2025.
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Dementia and the beautiful game
The Football Association (FA) are to lead research into whether heading the ball increases the risk of developing brain illnesses such as dementia
Creating Moments of Joy
Scent expert and carer Linda Harman explains that the conversations and experiences you have with a loved one with dementia may seem repetitive to you, but to them they can represent real Moments of Joy, and should be welcomed and encouraged
Light therapy helps people with dementia sleep better
A small study has found using light therapy boxes can help improve sleep and reduce agitation in nursing home residents with dementia
Lewy body and Parkinson’s dementia frequently misdiagnosed
Professors from King’s College London claim these two lesser-known dementias need greater recognition so patients aren’t given inappropriate medicines
Dementia and embarrassing behaviour: how to cope
It’s common for someone with dementia to occasionally act in an odd or embarrassing way with their carer. Here’s why it might happen and tips on how to handle it…
Brain scans from 100,000 people could help in bid to find dementia cure
Scientists are scanning brains to create a collection of images that could help lead to new research breakthroughs faster
Video chat may help to reduce agitation in people with dementia
Using video calling programmes such as Skype or Facetime could help to keep nursing home residents with dementia calm, says an Australian psychiatrist
How To Stay Young: revealing the secrets to healthy brain aging
The BBC1 show, fronted by 71-year-old Angela Rippon, had plenty of ideas on how to stave off cognitive decline and keep the brain healthy
Could an immune protein offer a new treatment for Alzheimers?
New research suggests that an immune system protein could help to reverse some of the brain changes that lead to Alzheimer’s Disease
What does 'live-in care' mean?