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…
Centre for Adult Social Care Research establishes Practice Advisory Forum
The Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) has hosted its first meeting of the CARE Practice Advisory Forum. The Practice Advisory Forum brings together professionals, practitioners and carers from adult social care, serving as an advisory group within CARE. …
Centre for Adult Social Care Research 2024 A year in review
Some of the highlights from a busy year at CARE CARE Core Team formed In 2024, we welcomed eight new team members, making us a full team for the first time since the centre was formed: CARE Lived Experience Collective …
CARE Annual Stakeholder Report 2023-2024
We are proud to share our annual report for the first year of CARE 2023-2024. In our first year, we established a good foundation to enable us to make a valuable contribution to research on adult social care in Wales…
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…
CARE Centre Launch 2024
We are still riding on a high after our official centre launch on 17 October. The event signalled the direction of travel for the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE), highlighting that through collaboration, inclusion of diverse voices and…
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…
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…