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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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What’s the latest on brain training and dementia?
Australian researchers have discovered that brain training is effective for mild cognitive impairment, but not for dementia

Dementia & Me: ‘I’m keeping calm and carrying on’
In her third blog instalment Dianne Wilkinson, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 56, describes how she’s coping with a bit of a setback

ARUK create Christmas advert where Santa forgets
Even Santa isn’t safe from dementia in the latest hard-hitting advert from Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK)

Sea monster game becomes world’s biggest dementia study
A specially created video game has harnessed data from nearly 2.5million people, and could help with earlier diagnosis of dementia

People with dementia receiving substandard homecare
A report by the Alzheimer’s Society has found a lack of training means many people with dementia are receiving poor quality homecare

Why dementia can reveal family secrets
After caring for her mother who had Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, Sarah Reed became a passionate advocate of reminiscence therapies and activities. She believes reminiscing is enjoyable and can help boost their self-esteem. It can also lead to a few surprise revelations…

Airports, flying and dementia: How to cope
Taking a flight if you have dementia can present a few challenges, so what steps can you take to make the experience smoother, and what are airports and airlines doing to help? We investigate…

Nursing kittens provides purpose for care home residents with dementia
An animal rescue centre and a dementia care home in the US have come together to form an unlikely alliance that’s benefiting both their residents

Arthur’s dementia journey: ‘We laugh all the time’
He’s a stand-up comic who’s known for being a Grumpy Old Man, so when his mum Hazel was diagnosed with dementia, comedian and actor Arthur Smith naturally prepared himself for the worst. However, nearly ten years later, life with Hazel isn’t quite as bleak as he’d anticipated. Here Arthur, 61, shares what he’s learnt about dementia

What does 'live-in care' mean?
