Oct 27, 202632 minS5
What if one of the most powerful tools in dementia care is something as ordinary as a favourite mug, a set of keys or the ability to wash up your own cup? In Part 1, Andy Baker speaks with Chartered Psychologist and...
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Able to Care
Hosted by Andy Baker (Able Training) · education · EN
About this Podcast:
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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What is Able to Care about?
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.
Who hosts Able to Care?
Able to Care is hosted by Andy Baker (Able Training). The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has Able to Care covered recently?
Recent episodes include "These Everyday Items Could Make Dementia Care Worse - Part 1" (27 October 2026, 32 minutes), "I Took My Dementia Business Into Dragons’ Den | Part 2" (19 October 2026, 27 minutes), and "How This Card Protects People With Dementia From Scams | Part 1" (12 October 2026, 22 minutes).
How often does Able to Care publish?
Able to Care publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 465 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Able to Care?
Booking probability for Able to Care is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Able to Care requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Able to Care's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Able to Care?
The strongest fits for Able to Care are Family & Social Services. Able to Care has an education audience.
About the host
Andy Baker (Able Training) hosts Able to Care, an education podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 19, 202627 minS5
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...
- Oct 12, 202622 minS5
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...
- Oct 5, 202625 hourS5
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...
- Sep 28, 202622 minS5
Part 1 - Language, Labels and the Legacy of Care Records A care record might feel like an administrative task to the professional writing it, but for a care-experienced person it can become part of the story they use to...
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- Sep 21, 202623 minS5
In Part 2 of Andy Baker’s conversation with Samantha Dholakia, the discussion moves beyond behaviour strategies and into the wider environments that shape children’s emotional wellbeing. Andy and Samantha explore why...
Episode #206
Beyond Rewards and Sanctions - Part 1
Sep 14, 202625 minS5What if some of the behaviour strategies adults rely on most are actually making things harder? In Part 1 of this conversation, Andy Baker speaks with Samantha Dholakia, behaviour, inclusion and emotional regulation...
- Sep 7, 202628 hourS5
In Part 2 of Andy Baker’s conversation with Lisa Daniels, the focus moves from diagnosis and grief into the day-to-day emotional reality of caring for someone living with dementia. Lisa and Andy explore why caregivers...
- Aug 31, 202635 hourS5
What happens emotionally when dementia enters a family? In Part 1 of this conversation, Andy Baker speaks with Lisa Daniels, a Level 7 Transactional Analysis Counsellor and founder of The Dementia Counsellor, about why...
Episode #203
Tackling Child Poverty with Dignity - Part 2
Aug 24, 202621 minS5In Part 2 of Andy Baker’s conversation with Baroness Ruth Lister, the discussion turns to the wider cost of allowing child poverty to continue and the practical role schools, services, communities and policymakers can...
Episode #202
Understanding Child Poverty in the UK - Part 1
Aug 17, 202625 minS5Child poverty is not only about hunger or homelessness. It can mean a child missing school because they do not have the right uniform, being unable to join clubs or activities, feeling ashamed to invite friends home, or...
- Aug 10, 202636 hourS5
In Part 2 of this conversation, dementia engagement specialist Florence Tyloo explores how caregivers can adapt activities as a person’s abilities, visual processing and communication change. Florence challenges the...
- Aug 3, 202632 minS5
Activities in dementia care should be about far more than filling time. In the first part of this conversation, Andy Baker speaks with dementia engagement specialist Florence Tyloo about how meaningful activities can...
- Jul 27, 202645 min
In Part 2 of this conversation, Andy Baker continues with Ethan St Pierre, Dr Alice Loving and Azariah Hope to explore what happens when parents and families are watched, assessed and misunderstood by the very systems...
- Jul 20, 202646 minS5
In Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation, Andy Baker is joined by Ethan St Pierre, Dr Alice Loving and Azariah Hope to unpack what people most often get wrong about trauma, behaviour and labels. This episode...
- Jul 13, 202616 minS5
In this solo episode, Andy Baker explores one of the most common and emotionally loaded challenges in adult care, dementia support, residential services and home care: refusal. Too often, refusal is framed as...
Episode #196
What Children’s Homes Really Need: Rhiannon Hughes on Staffing, Trust and Therapeutic Care
Jul 6, 202624 hourS5In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, Andy Baker continues his discussion with Rhiannon Hughes, exploring how her lived experience in care now shapes the way she recruits staff for children’s homes - and why that...
- Jun 29, 202624 minS5
In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Andy Baker speaks with Rhiannon Hughes about her lived experience of growing up in care in both the UK and Spain, being separated from siblings, surviving instability, and...
- Jun 22, 202618 minS5
Phones, screens, devices and social media are now part of everyday life for children and young people - but the arguments, sleep disruption, emotional fallouts and power struggles that come with them are leaving many...
- Jun 15, 202648 minS5
In this episode of the Able to Care Podcast, Andy Baker speaks with Carmel Saulbrey, Managing Director of Niche Care Homes and founder of The Kindness Code, about what it really takes to build strong, resilient teams in...
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