When a neighbour called to say that mum had been found buttering her bread with a...

Christmas is traditionally when families come together and whilst it is a magical time for children,...

A new report, backed by Esther Rantzen and the Patients Association, has identified the care choice...

Stroke – the facts A stroke is a brain attack. It happens when the blood supply...

Here is our guide to some of the most common queries that people have about funerals...

Last Christmas, 2013, more than 300,000 over 75s were believed to have spent Christmas Day alone...

Mobile Chemotherapy Units (MCU) Most people receiving chemotherapy report their lives revolve around treatment and they struggle to...

The ability to provide reliable care at home without vast numbers of staff being involved is...

Dealing with Bowel Surgery For the majority of patients who are told they have bowel cancer,...

Maggie’s Centres were set up in 1995 in order to fulfil the vision of Maggie Jencks to...

What is bowel cancer? Bowel cancer can affect any part of the colon, rectum or anus...

There are a staggering number of people in the UK aged over 65, who live alone...

If your Mum or Dad uses a wheelchair to get around, either all the time or...

H&SA wants to create more choice and control for people with learning disabilities over where they...

Beating Bowel Cancer is the leading UK charity for bowel cancer patients, working to raise awareness...

For many of us, family members are the ones that we can always depend on. They...

Moving an ageing parent or loved one into a nursing home is never going to be...

What is a trust ? A Trust can be established in your parent’s lifetime, or by...

What are the key issues? Issues faced by older people with learning disabilities are similar to...

Recent statistics from Ofcom show that the number of people aged 65 and over accessing the...

Households with three generations living together are on the rise….not exactly surprising given increasing bills and lower disposable...

Last year, Lord Filkin chaired a Select Committee in the House of Lords, and produced a...

We happily go about our everyday lives thinking of ourselves as invulnerable. That is until something...

If you’re over 65, own your home and need to fund your long-term care, you may...

Why choose live in care? Live in care is a modern solution, which helps relieve the...

Grandparents are now the most common source of informal childcare in the UK, with nearly two...

Family cohesiveness can often be difficult to achieve, but as parents grow more dependent,  often siblings...

We’re just beginning to understand how important our guts are to our overall wellbeing as individuals....

The average age that people have children in the UK has gone up markedly since our...