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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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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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Advice

6 surprising facts about Lasting Power of Attorney

Whether you’ve already taken out an LPA or are just starting to think about, here’s a few things you might not know – but should be aware of …

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Diet and dementia: Why changing your diet can improve your memory

You may have read a news story this week about a woman with dementia who ‘got her memory back’ after making a few simple changes to her diet. Here we consider the truth behind the headlines …

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6 stressbusters that REALLY work

Whether you’re living with dementia or caring for a loved one, life can become very stressful, very quickly. During Mental Health Awareness Week, we look at what to do if stress is wearing you down…

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Advice

7 WAYS to protect people with dementia from being scammed

It’s easier than ever for scammers to trick people with dementia into handing over their hard-earned money, according to a new report. So how can you make sure the person you care about is protected from these fraudsters?

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Get your FREE Your Dementia Home eBook

We’re giving away our new step by step guide to creating a dementia friendly home. Download it for free now.

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Your 4-step plan to make life better for a loved one with dementia

A massive scientific study has uncovered 4 ways to ensure people with dementia maintain a good quality of life (and money has nothing to do with it).

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Barbara’s Blog: The Diagnosis Appointment

Regular readers of Barbara’s Blog will remember her father had recently had a memory assessment. This week, Barbara and her father receive the results. (Plus, we’d love you to share any experiences you have of memory assessment and diagnosis).

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Creating moments of genuine joy

Craig Stevens from the charity Alive, explains why sensory activities can have such a powerful impact on people with dementia.

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Advice

What qualifications should professional carers have?

In the first of a series of guest blogs, Dr Jamie Wilson, founder of care home service Hometouch, discusses what qualifications professional carers can have, and what they mean.

West Midlands Care Providers and Care Workers

Meet the West Midlands AI Coaches Supporting International Care Workers

A new AI coaching platform is supporting international care workers in the West Midlands - offering personalised guidance on jobs, training, housing, wellbeing and community life.

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?

West Midlands Care Providers and Care Workers

Meet the West Midlands AI Coaches Supporting International Care Workers

A new AI coaching platform is supporting international care workers in the West Midlands - offering personalised guidance on jobs, training, housing, wellbeing and community life.

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?