Many issues can cause depression as people age, such as retirement, the death of friends and...

It’s an emotional and upsetting decision facing a growing number of elderly people who are no...

Know your blood pressure High blood pressure is just one of the risk factors for older people in developing...

Tackling loneliness and promoting positive lifestyles LinkAge is a Bristol charity that works with older people...

Everyone knows and understands the importance of exercise and physical activity, every day we are bombarded...

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

Buying stair lifts for a home can be a daunting task and here we take you...

Dementia is a term for a set of symptoms, which can include loss of memory, mood...

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

When you picture people practicing yoga, do you imagine impossibly supple, young people bent into all...

What is dementia? The word ‘dementia’ is used to describe a number of different conditions that affect the...

Internet security is one of the great invisible challenges of our age. National spy agencies and...

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...

Here are our top tips to keep the elderly safe at home Safety for elderly in...

If you pay some or all of your own fees in a care home where you’re receiving care from a registered nurse or doctor, you might be entitled to Registered Nursing Care Contribution towards the cost of treatment. Typically this will reduce the amount you pay in fees, so it’s worth checking.

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

Keeping active and sharing the good things in life At every stage of your loved one’s...

Seeing the person and embracing your new reality  Having a parent with dementia is one of...

How can we stay fit and well as we age? Drink and drink some more: It’s critical...

Arthritis Care is our Charity of the Month for April Around 10 million people suffer with...

The word dementia is used to describe a group of symptoms. Although dementia is commonly thought...

Older people are often resistant to the idea of new technology and the iPod is no...

From early times to the present day, from Chinese proverbs to Goethe, it has been claimed...

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition One person in every 500 has Parkinson’s. That’s about 127,000...