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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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Advice

14 cooking and kitchen activity ideas for care home residents

Whether it’s guess the food, sandwich making or polishing cutlery, there are lots of cooking-related activities that you can do to keep people living in a care home engaged and happy

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General

Dementia missed in men because they’re less likely to get memory loss

A study claims that symptoms of Alzheimer’s are different in men and women, which could also affect diagnosis rates

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Is it menopausal mood swings or dementia?

Researchers claim behavioural changes that may be diagnosed as menopause or a mid-life crisis could in fact be early signs of dementia

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Resveratrol – found in dark chocolate – could slow dementia effects

The naturally occurring compound which is also found in raspberries and red wine could potentially protect the brain from damage by harmful proteins

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Blue badges should be given to all with dementia, says MP

Campaigners want the badges, which let you park in disabled spaces, made available to those with dementia

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New guide created to help retailers become more dementia friendly

The Alzheimer’s Society are launching a guide aimed at giving shops suggestions and ideas to make the shopping experience more enjoyable for those with dementia

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Exercise four times a week could reverse early symptoms of dementia

A study claims people who had mild cognitive impairment saw an improvement in symptoms over six months

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Nesta launches Dementia Citizens and two new apps

The innovation charity launched a new project to help people with dementia and their carers, using apps on iPhones and tablets

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Acupuncture may improve cognitive function, claims study

Research from China claims the traditional Chinese treatment could reduce the memory loss that precedes dementia, but critics claim it could be a placebo effect

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What does 'live-in care' mean?

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What does 'live-in care' mean?