When your older relative is leaving hospital, it can be a very worrying time to ensure...

We all think it sometimes, but often we don’t actually say it, that our elderly relatives...

Even though the internet has only been around in the UK for less than 20 years,...

80% of older people say they want to live at home for as long as possible....

Marie Curie, the charity providing care and support through terminal illness, is launching the Great Daffodil...

It’s estimated that grandparents save British families £16.4 billion pounds worth of childcare per year. A...

Coverage in the media may well give the impression that drinking too much alcohol is something...

Valentine’s Day is a day of romance and love, treats and surprises, meals and gifts, but...

It’s been the warmest December since records began in 1910 and the wettest month ever recorded...

Mental health issues in older people are often under-diagnosed, as older patients tend to place more...

There are nearly 7 million carers in the UK and over the next 30 years, this...

However much you prepare for the Christmas season, there is always going to be the odd...

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

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

Medicine waste in the UK is a major issue. The Department of Health says that in...

Huntington’s disease (formerly known as Huntington’s chorea) is an inherited condition causing progressive brain damage. The...

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

With her new book published this month Meet Me on the Beach, novelist Hilary Boyd is...

  With World Arthritis Day (WAD) coming up on October 12 and National Arthritis Week here...

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

More and more people are getting married after a divorce or bereavement, which is very exciting, but it...

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

For many people, they would say a tablet, as it is easily portable, so if you...

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...

Research from The Live-in Homecare Information Hub has found that people are not aware of the...

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

Many families are facing a future in which a parent will need continuing care. As online...

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

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