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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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Airports, flying and dementia: The check in and flight

Flying can be challenging if you have dementia, but it shouldn’t be impossible. In this 3 part series Unforgettable investigates how to make the experience easier for everyone.
This week we reveal how to cope at the airport and onboard the flight

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How to get out and about with dementia

If you’re caring for someone with dementia you might both like the idea of going out…but the practical issues and risks can sometimes put you off. Here’s a few suggestions to inspire you!

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A new way to help people with dementia handle their money

Dr Dexter Penn is a dementia doctor who’s determined to make money matters easier for vulnerable older people and their families.

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THE TRUTH about wine and dementia

Is your daily glass of wine reducing or increasing your chances of developing dementia? We take a look at some recent – very conflicting – research

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Celebrities, love and dementia

They’re each talented performers in their own right, but they have something else in common apart from fame: They’ve all cared for partners with dementia

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Why we must all keep defying dementia

When both her grandparents developed dementia, Dr Penny Foulds decided to give up her career as a science teacher and join the search for a cure. Here Penny explains how she’s supporting researchers to bring a new dementia drug to the market.

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A friendly voice on the phone could be just what everyone needs

A growing number of families are using home monitoring services to help keep their loved ones with dementia safe. Unforgettable spoke to one of the UK’s most popular service providers to find out more

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What do you think of the diagnosis process in the UK?

Recent research reveals that doctors fail to diagnose 1 in 3 people who have dementia, and those who are diagnosed have usually already lived with the illness for around three years. Does this surprise you? What do you think of the diagnosis process in the UK?

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The positive effects of dancing on dementia

New research shows that dancing can do more than keep you physically fit. It could also help you fight off dementia

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What does 'live-in care' mean?

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What does 'live-in care' mean?