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Di: Andy Baker (Able Training)
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Able to Care with Andy Baker helps caregivers, teachers, parents and people who care, better understand behaviour, care and connection. Hosted by Behaviour Specialist, author and trainer Andy Baker, the podcast explores dementia, neurodiversity, mental health, education, parenting, safeguarding, communication and the human stories behind support.

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  • I Took My Dementia Business Into Dragons’ Den | Part 2

    I Took My Dementia Business Into Dragons’ Den | Part 2
    Oct 19 2026
    In Part 2 of Andy Baker’s conversation with Jayne Sibley, the discussion moves from recognising financial vulnerability to practical ways families can respond. Jayne explains how Sibstar was created to solve the problem she faced while supporting her own parents - how to allow someone to continue shopping, visiting the hairdresser, buying a coffee or choosing their own Christmas presents without exposing their full bank balance to fraud, overspending or exploitation. The conversation explores practical safeguards such as spending limits, restricting cash withdrawals or online purchases, real-time notifications and monitoring unusual spending. Andy and Jayne also discuss the wider need for financial services to better support adults who may be vulnerable while still recognising their right to independence. Jayne also shares her experience of taking Sibstar onto BBC’s Dragons’ Den, where the business secured investment from Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies. Three key messages 1. Financial independence and financial safety can coexist. Someone may still be perfectly capable of making everyday purchases even if they need support around higher-risk financial decisions. 2. Prevention is better than trying to recover lost money. Simple safeguards can reduce risk before fraud or overspending creates serious harm. 3. Take one step at a time. Families do not need to solve everything immediately. Recognising the risk and starting a conversation may be the most important first step. Why listen to this episode? Listen if you: Want to protect someone from scams without taking away independenceSupport someone with dementia, learning disability or mental health needsAre concerned about impulse spendingSupport someone in recovery from addictionAre worried about an adult child managing money independentlyWant alternatives before completely taking control of someone’s financesAre considering Lasting Power of AttorneyWant practical financial safeguarding ideas for a loved one This episode offers a more balanced way of thinking about financial support - not “Can they manage money or not?”, but “What can they still manage safely, and where do they need support?” Chapters 00:00 - What problem was Sibstar designed to solve? 00:16 - Creating safer everyday spending Allowing someone to spend without exposing their main bank account. 02:31 - Spending limits, cash withdrawals and online purchases 03:17 - Keeping normal routines and independence Shopping, coffee, haircuts and everyday choices. 05:08 - Designing Sibstar with the people who use it 06:45 - How spending notifications can help families 08:16 - Preventing financial harm before it happens 08:44 - Financial vulnerability beyond dementia Learning disability, mental health and addiction recovery. 10:44 - Normalising financial support 11:39 - What banks and financial services could do better 14:06 - What happens when children’s banking support ends at 18? 15:48 - Why Jayne believed the solution needed to exist 16:24 - Taking Sibstar onto Dragons’ Den 18:49 - Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies invest 20:24 - The impact of serious financial fraud 22:10 - What families can do this week 24:13 - “If I bring up money, I’ll upset them” 26:07 - Lasting Power of Attorney and other options 29:38 - What’s next for Sibstar? 30:46 - How to find Sibstar and get support Resources mentioned Sibstar A debit card and app that enables vulnerable adults to spend safely while helping protect against fraud and overspending. Website: https://www.sibstar.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sibstar_card/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-sibley-24ab1444/ Email: Jayne@sibstar.co.uk Jayne and Sibstar have featured on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, and Jayne’s onboarding information also highlights media work around financial inclusion and dementia. About Jayne Sibley Jayne Sibley is the Co-founder and CEO of Sibstar, a female founder in fintech and a family carer with lived experience. Her work centres on one question many families eventually face: How do I keep someone financially safe without unnecessarily taking away their independence? Her experience began with dementia, but her work now supports the broader conversation around financial vulnerability for people with learning disabilities, mental health conditions and those in recovery from addiction. Follow Able to Care Podcast: https://able-training.co.uk/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/able-training-ltd-/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AbleTraining TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abletocarepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abletocarepodcast If this episode makes you think of someone who may be becoming financially vulnerable, share it with them or their family before a crisis forces the conversation.
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    27 min
  • Three Questions Every Social Worker Should Ask Before Writing a Record

    Three Questions Every Social Worker Should Ask Before Writing a Record
    Oct 5 2026
    In Part 2 of Andy Baker’s conversation with Rebekah Pierre, the discussion moves from how professionals write about children to how care-experienced people can have greater ownership over their own stories. Rebekah explores what genuinely respectful care records could look like, including transparency, the right to reply and recording the ordinary, joyful moments of childhood rather than creating a permanent “lowlight reel”. The conversation also explores Rebekah’s acclaimed anthology Free Loaves on Fridays, which brings together the voices of 100 care-experienced children and adults. Rebekah explains why meaningful participation must go much further than inviting someone with lived experience to deliver an emotional keynote and then sending them home. For social workers, foster carers, residential childcare professionals, teachers, managers and anyone commissioning lived-experience work, this episode provides practical challenges around voice, consent, power, tokenism and psychological safety. In This Episode Andy and Rebekah explore: What respectful and understandable care records should look likeWhy care-experienced people need to know they can access their recordsWriting with children instead of only writing about themVoice notes, videos and different ways children could contributeThe importance of a right to replyWhether children should be able to challenge or contextualise historic recordsWhy records should capture ordinary and positive childhood momentsHow Free Loaves on Fridays came aboutWhy the anthology had a no-rejection policyGiving people control over their own storiesWhat the title Free Loaves on Fridays really meansTokenistic versus meaningful lived-experience participationWhy participation needs support before, during and after an eventTrauma mining and the risks of asking people to repeatedly tell painful storiesPsychological safety, power imbalance and consentThree questions every professional could ask before saving a record Three Key Messages 1. Children should be written with, not simply written about. Transparency, opportunities to contribute and a meaningful right to reply can help restore some ownership over a story that otherwise belongs entirely to professionals. 2. Childhood records need ordinary moments too. First football goals, sleepovers, certificates, jokes and everyday achievements may appear insignificant to a professional, but they can become precious pieces of personal history later in life. 3. Lived experience participation must involve power, not just presence. Inviting someone to tell a difficult story is not genuine co-production if they cannot shape the agenda, set boundaries, control how their story is stored or see what changed afterwards. Why Listen to This Episode? Listen if you: Want children to have a stronger voice in their own recordsCommission speakers or consultants with lived experienceWork in children’s services, fostering or residential careWant to understand the difference between participation and tokenismAre designing conferences, training or consultation involving care-experienced peopleWant to create greater psychological safetyWork with children who worry about what adults are recording about themWant services to move from “nothing about us without us” towards genuine shared power The episode asks an important question: if someone gives you part of their story, what responsibility do you have for how you hold, use and act upon it? Timestamps / Chapters 00:00 - What should professionals think about when writing care records? Writing for the child as well as managers, inspectors and services. 00:22 - Centre the child, not the inspection Why the future reader matters more than we often realise. 02:33 - Children know they are being written about The anxiety of living with an ongoing professional record. 04:07 - Writing with children instead of about them Voice notes, video, written contributions and increasing transparency. 05:20 - The right to reply Why care-experienced people should be able to challenge or add context to their records. 07:25 - Recording the ordinary moments of childhood Football goals, sleepovers, photographs and the things families usually preserve naturally. 09:54 - Free Loaves on Fridays How Rebekah created an anthology centred on care-experienced voices. 10:22 - Why the book had a no-rejection policy Creating space for seasoned writers and first-time contributors alike. 12:39 - The response to the book Why giving 100 people the pen in their own story mattered. 14:08 - Meaningful participation versus tokenism Why lived experience should not be parachuted into an organisation for inspiration and then forgotten. 16:26 - Why is it called Free Loaves on Fridays? Bread, poverty, choice and reclaiming control over how your story is told. 20:27 - Psychological safety for lived-experience contributors Power imbalance, allies, consent, boundaries and the right to leave. 22:18 - If Rebekah could change care records ...
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    25 ore
  • How This Card Protects People With Dementia From Scams | Part 1

    How This Card Protects People With Dementia From Scams | Part 1
    Oct 12 2026
    Money can become one of the most difficult areas for families to navigate when someone they love becomes more vulnerable. In Part 1, Andy Baker speaks with Jayne Sibley, Co-founder and CEO of Sibstar, about the early signs that someone may be struggling to manage money safely, including repeated purchases, unusual cash withdrawals, overspending and increased vulnerability to scams. Drawing on her lived experience supporting both of her parents with dementia, Jayne explores how families can start difficult conversations about money without creating shame, embarrassment or a sense of being controlled. Andy and Jayne also discuss the difficult balance between financial safeguarding, dignity, choice and independence. Although Jayne’s own journey began with dementia, the same challenges can affect families supporting someone with a learning disability, mental health condition or someone in recovery from addiction. Three key messages 1. Notice changes early. Repeated purchases, unusual withdrawals or changes in normal spending habits may be early signs that someone needs additional support. 2. Talk before there is a crisis. A calm conversation about scams and financial safety is much easier than trying to intervene after money has already been lost. 3. Safeguarding should not automatically mean taking over. The aim should be to keep someone safe while preserving as much independence, choice and dignity as possible. Why listen to this episode? This episode is particularly useful if you: Support someone living with dementiaAre worried about an ageing parent’s spendingHave noticed unusual purchases or cash withdrawalsAre concerned about scams or financial exploitationSupport an adult with a learning disability or mental health conditionFind conversations about money uncomfortableWant to understand when it may be time to step in For family caregivers especially, this episode tackles the uncomfortable transition where you may begin to feel responsible for protecting someone who has always been independent. Chapters 00:00 - Early signs that money may be becoming a problem Repeat purchases, unusual withdrawals and changes in understanding money. 01:58 - How dementia can affect everyday financial decisions Memory, impulsivity and spending without recognising the consequences. 03:36 - How to talk to a parent about money Starting with support rather than accusation. 05:17 - Choosing the right moment Why calm conversations work better than reacting after something has gone wrong. 06:17 - Why you shouldn’t wait for a crisis Starting the conversation sooner rather than later. 07:20 - Jayne’s experience supporting her parents The real-life challenges that led to Sibstar. 09:21 - Independence versus safeguarding How do we protect someone without simply taking control? 12:56 - Scams and financial vulnerability Why modern fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated. 13:49 - Financial vulnerability beyond dementia Learning disability, mental health and addiction recovery. 15:31 - Romance fraud, investment scams and exploitation 17:08 - The emotional impact of being scammed Embarrassment, shame and loss of confidence. 19:08 - When is it time to step in? 20:40 - The question that guided Jayne: “Is my mum safe?” 21:11 - End of Part 1 Resources mentioned Sibstar Sibstar is a debit card and app designed to help vulnerable adults spend safely while protecting against fraud and overspending. Website: https://www.sibstar.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sibstar_card/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-sibley-24ab1444/ Jayne has also appeared on Dragons’ Den and has featured in media discussing financial inclusion and dementia. About Jayne Sibley Jayne Sibley is the Co-founder and CEO of Sibstar and a family carer with lived experience. She created Sibstar after years of helping both of her parents, who live with dementia, manage their money. Unable to find a simple way to keep them financially safe while protecting their independence, Jayne decided to build one herself. Today, she advocates for protecting vulnerable adults without unnecessarily removing their independence and for widening the conversation about financial vulnerability beyond dementia. Follow Able to Care Podcast: https://able-training.co.uk/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/able-training-ltd-/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AbleTraining TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abletocarepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abletocarepodcast Part 2 continues next Tuesday, looking at practical ways to create safer spending, how Sibstar works and what families can do before financial vulnerability becomes a crisis.
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    22 min
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