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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

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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Real Stories and Diaries

Dementia & Me: ‘I’m happier now than I’ve been in a long time’

In her fourth blog instalment Dianne Wilkinson, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 54, reveals why she’s feeling so positive about life

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Why eating fish could protect against dementia

New research suggest salmon, sardines and mackerel can boost memory and overall mental and emotional health.

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Why books about dementia are getting better and better

Unforgettable contributing editor Kate Corr and author of A Family Guide to Dementia, shares a few of her favourite books about dementia

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Football and dementia: Are we getting closer to the truth?

Ex England star Alan Shearer has joined the debate about the link between football and dementia

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Get help with caring while you shop

A retail store is running advice sessions for carers next week

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Can YOU draw a picture of a clock?

A simple clock drawing test can reveal far more than you might think about dementia

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Who’s caring for YOU? How family carers can get support

It’s really important to get everything you’re entitled to as a family carer. Adam and Daniel Pike, Co-founders of SuperCarers reveal how to make sure you aren’t missing out.

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Could this app change the way YOU care?

Carers UK has launched an innovative new app to make life a bit easier for family carers

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Glen Campbell says goodbye…with a final album

Country music legend Glen Campbell may be in the later stages of dementia, but that hasn’t stopped him releasing a poignant new album this month.

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What does 'live-in care' mean?

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?