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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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Insight and analysis coming out of adult social care research in Wales and beyond.
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…
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…
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…
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…