More and more frequently care homes and agencies are being held under a microscope by the...

It’s important for people caring for elderly to talk How it started Ruth* was approaching 50,...

Most of us were brought up with the fairytale notion of the perfectly happy family As...

Cognitive neuroscientist and age specialist Dr Lynda Shaw is calling for better transparency and co-ordination of...

Paying for care can be a minefield, so we are here to help you calculate what...

It can be tempting to consider gifting assets to avoid paying for care, but beware of...

When your parents age and you have to start dealing with the problem associated with old...

Attendance allowance is granted to those people over 65 who require personal care assistance. The form...

The human body, regardless of age, is designed for movement, but without an active lifestyle, our...

How can a private Housing Occupational Therapy company help your older relatives? An expert housing occupational...

SureSafe offer the broadest range of personal alarms to suit a wide variety of needs: Traditional...

Prior to having a care assessment, it is important to prepare all the information you might...

We regularly hear about bed blocking in the news, but there is little reason for a...

myageingparent.com has teamed up with Design for Independence, a leading occupational therapy practice, to help you...

Older people often have complex, chronic conditions and there has been a significant shift in recent...

When a parent is diagnosed with dementia, the effects of the illness become all consuming. The...

There will come a time for most families when it becomes clear that an elderly relative...

myageingparent.com has teamed up with Grace Consulting to provide you with independent care advice to help find the...

The new Care Act 2014 is mainly concerned with adults and their adult carers and the...

Often at times of crisis, a decision is made to put an old person into a...

Dementia is probably the most difficult problem families face when caring for an older relative Most...

You may think your  parent  seems a little forgetful, or have difficulty remembering the right words for...

Dementia is a condition which affects brain function. There are various types of dementia, such as...

New legislation on personal allowances From the 6th of April 2015  married couples and civil partners can...

As we grow older, we start to witness the unfortunate and often distressing decline of our...

Roundabout’s motto is “Turning Lives Around” and we do, running dramatherapy projects with people of all...

Although dementia is a relatively common disease, it is not an inevitable part of growing old....

Whether incontinence is a problem for you, or a worry for your parent, it is a...

Care fees and funding is a very complex and confusing area. You and your parent may...