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Disability History Month: Reflecting on the Purpose of Social Care in Wales
By Dr Alison Tarrant When we think about social care, we often think about the support needs of older people. But social care also plays a critical role in the lives of disabled people of working age. In the UK Continue reading “Disability History Month: Reflecting on the Purpose of Social Care in Wales”… -
How social care research can impact policy and practice
By Professor Paul Willis, CARE Director I was delighted to take part in a recent panel discussion at the annual Health and Care Research Wales Conference on how social care research can impact policy and practice, alongside Professor Donald Forrester, Continue reading “How social care research can impact policy and practice”… -
Benefits and barriers to assistive technology use for social care
by Rachel Stevenson During my time at CARE, I assisted with analysis of transcripts, field notes and visual data collected by Dr Sofia Vougiokalou and Dr Roser Beneito-Montagu in the ‘Innovating Assistive Technology for Dementia’ research project. The main themes I have identified through my analysis were Continue reading “Benefits and barriers to assistive technology use for social care ”… -
Uncovering the Legacy of Cardiff University Social Services
By Erina Butler This summer, I have embarked on an exciting internship project with the Centre for Adult Social Care Research and the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre, exploring the legacy of the Cardiff University Social Services group Continue reading “Uncovering the Legacy of Cardiff University Social Services”… -
Ageism in Wales
By Harry Lightfoot Over the summer I interned with CARE. My project was a literature review of ageism in Wales, and we worked alongside the Ministerial Advisory Forum on Ageing (MAFA) in the Welsh Government, with the findings from the Continue reading “Ageism in Wales”… -
The Overlooked Inequalities Faced by Women with Social Care Needs
by Sophie Wood On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2025, it feels fitting to reflect on the inequalities faced by women with social care needs. This is by no means an exhaustive exploration; an entire book could be written on Continue reading “The Overlooked Inequalities Faced by Women with Social Care Needs”… -
Honouring the activism of older LGBT+ generations
By Professor Paul Willis, CARE Director Over the last seven decades, older LGBT+ people in the UK have had a lot to protest about. People born in the 1940s and 1950s (the ‘baby boomer’ generation) had lived through decades when Continue reading “Honouring the activism of older LGBT+ generations”… -
What does prevention mean in social care?
By Dr Simon Read Prevention, acting early to stop unwanted things happening, is entrenched into our daily lives. Everyday tasks like tooth-brushing and maxims such as ‘a stitch in time saves nine’ are underpinned by the premise of prevention. It Continue reading “What does prevention mean in social care?”… -
Understanding Neurodivergence: A Fresh Look at Language
By Dr Catherine Purcell The way we talk about neurodevelopmental disorders is undergoing a significant shift. For a long time, the term “Neurodevelopmental Disorders,” as outlined in the DSM-5, described a group of conditions including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Continue reading “Understanding Neurodivergence: A Fresh Look at Language”… -
Innovating Assistive Technologies for Dementia
Innovating Assistive Technologies for Dementia: Empowering Underrepresented Communities By Dr Roser Beneito-Montagut and Dr Sofia Vougioukalou An innovative and interdisciplinary research project is underway at the Centre of Adult Social Care (CARE), School of Social Sciences (SOCSI) and the Centre Continue reading “Innovating Assistive Technologies for Dementia”… -
Welcome to CARE
by Professor Paul Willis Welcome to CARE! As the recently appointed Director, I am delighted to introduce our research centre. Mission Our mission is to make a significant contribution to the knowledge base of adult social care and generate new Continue reading “Welcome to CARE”…
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