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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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Why dogs are helping people with dementia to stay independent

More evidence suggests that dogs can be trained to offer practical support on the dementia journey

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Jean’s Story: “It’s wonderful to see Mum being creative again”

Art therapy has many benefits for people with dementia, as Jean and her daughter Sarah have discovered.

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A sign of things to come?

As a national supermarket promises to introduce signs to help people with dementia, we reveal why simple signage can significantly improve life on the dementia journey

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The art of giving: It’s the thought that counts

You don’t have to spend a fortune on gifts at Christmas. Here’s how you and your loved one with dementia can be creative and get Christmas sorted together

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Can brain training cut the risk of dementia?

A new scientific study suggests that brain training games can reduce the risk of dementia by nearly 30 per cent. So should we all be taking up Sudoku? Here’s what the research revealed

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Microchip Medication – practical help or intrusive Snooping?

The first ‘smart’ pill that knows if it’s been taken has been approved in the USA. Is this something that would be useful for people living with dementia? Adam Vaughan, Unforgettable’s head of new product development and innovation, investigates the pros and cons

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Are you being ‘wrongly charged’ for care home costs?

Why do some people with dementia have to sell their homes to pay for care, whilst others find all their costs are paid for by the NHS? This week a hard-hitting documentary uncovered the shocking truth

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Can trauma trigger dementia?

Flora Stevens went missing 42 years ago. Last month she was finally found…living in a dementia care home. So could difficult life events have increased her risk of developing dementia? We examine the link between trauma and dementia

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Read this if you care for someone with dementia (it could save you £400 a year)

Thousands of dementia carers are missing out on council tax discounts worth hundreds of pounds a year, money guru Martin Lewis revealed this week.

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What does 'live-in care' mean?

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?