Being a carer for an older parent or relative can often be a tricky thing for families...

Arranging care for a parent or loved one can be challenging, but sheltered housing might be...

When your older relative goes into hospital, it can be a very stressful time. The medical...

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

As September 2015 is Oddfellows Friendship Month across the UK, we thought we’d look at the...

Get out and about and have some fun with your extended family. Just visiting friends and...

Summer has arrived with the latest heatwave officially welcoming the warmer months ahead. To make sure...

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 NHS Choices website defines hoarding as a disorder whereby “someone acquires an excessive number of...

Mindfulness seems to be the buzzword of the moment ­ newspapers, magazines and online feature articles extol...

The CARE Advice Awards are designed to recognise the very best care advice available for both...

What is breast cancer? Breast cancer occurs when abnormal cells keep dividing to produce a lump...

Lord Stone of Blackheath writes about how mindfulness can help older people and the country at...

There are seven million carers in the UK – that is one in 10 people and...

What is the prostate? The prostate gland is a part of the male reproductive system. It...

Different ways to get additional support for carers Are you a carer for your ageing parent?...

We talk all the time about the issues involved in caring for an ageing parent, but...

It’s so important to talk to your parent about care issues, so that you can: Understand...

It is thought that pain in the elderly population often goes under reported due to stoicism....

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

It may be getting to the stage when your parent or relative is finding it difficult...

Ageing is a normal process and generally speaking the changes taking place are gradual, allowing the...

Trying to make sensible decisions about how to fund care is very difficult, especially when you...

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a national charity, founded in 1905 which provides support for...

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...

Caring for ageing parents can put a huge strain on families, particularly those people who may...

It’s difficult to persuade older people to have care at home There is a fine line...

Assisted living generally means a residential place for older people, who would like or need help...