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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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The Abel Label story: Clothing that maintains style and independence

Katie Ellis, founder of The Able Label a stylish range of assisted dressing clothing, tells us what made her decide to set up the brand and how she went about it.

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Speed processing – the best brain training to cut dementia risk

This particular technique could help to cut chances of older patients developing the disease by almost half

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‘Dementia is the biggest challenge of my life’

Racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart talks exclusively to Unforgettable about why we mustn’t give up hope of finding a cure for dementia.

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82% of UK care homes get top rating for dignity and staff

A recent survey also found 79% of residents and relatives of those in care homes rated care and support with top marks, but only half of care home users felt activities were any good

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Do more to fight financial abuse of elderly, say Age UK

The charity believes tens of thousands of older people are at risk of financial abuse, and collaboration from health, social services and the financial sectors should be stepped up to help deal with this

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‘Mum was failed by three care homes – the system is in meltdown’

Dementia campaigner Jayne Connery explains why she is fighting for change to the care home system – and why she used a controversial reality TV show to highlight her concerns

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Could a 24p painkiller help reverse memory loss?

New research suggests a prescription painkiller often used for period pain could reduce brain inflammation, but scientists are quick to point out that the study was done on mice

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Sir Jackie Stewart: ‘I don’t want my wife to feel embarrassed’

They were once the golden couple of Formula 1. Now Sir Jackie and Lady Helen Stewart are learning to live with dementia. In the second part of our exclusive interview with Sir Jackie, he reveals how they’re coping

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David Baddiel charity gala to raise money for dementia charities

The comedian will perform his show, My Family: Not The Sitcom, which covers the topic of his father’s Pick’s disease, to raise money for the Unforgettable Foundation

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What does 'live-in care' mean?

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?