As part of a project to make our towns and cities less stressful for older people, some older residents in parts of East London and
Everyone at our home in Brighton was delighted when a group of college students came over as part of their ‘Make a Difference Day’ for care
Under plans put forward by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), there will be no hospital appointments for pensioners, only a video link with a
Simply going to church may be putting off your chance of developing Alzheimer’s. We already know that research shows that ‘people with a faith, who
The findings of a study at the University of California (Berkeley) seem to show that the human brain can adapt and find a way around
When I read about the thousands of pounds that were sent to the Manchester Dogs Home after the devastating fire, my first thought was how
It’s not only older people who are being visited at home and asked where they want to die and whether they want to be resuscitated
Looking at the state of social care for the elderly in the UK today is like watching Monty Python’s Dead Parrot Sketch. There’s the same
Medications (Benzoadiazepines) widely used for anxiety and insomnia are linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s in a new study. The study, published Tuesday in
Families are footing two thirds the cost of dementia care, and are being unfairly treated by the system in the UK, says the Alzheimer’s Society
A 73 year old has just won the crown of being the oldest person to swim the English channel. Otto Thanning, a heart surgeon from
Grandmas and Grandpas – take cover. You are a danger to the global economy. Doris and Dave, Elsie and Eddie, Marje and Malcolm, the economists
There were some brave people in the gym this morning. One man was lying almost vertically, head back, on a kind of black leather torture
This morning I was filing a news clipping about Esther Rantzen’s ‘Silver Line’, a call centre for older people who want someone to talk to.
For some time there’s been concern about discrimination against Christians in the workplace and in the public forum. Now we have a chance to make
No-one wants to go into hospital, especially older people who can feel disoriented and fearful. They are as keen as the NHS to avoid crisis
There is hope for vulnerable people as Lord Justice Munby issues consultation paper as key step to ending the secrecy of family courts. Decisions made
At the gym this morning, there was a thin gentleman with a ‘wonky’ leg on the treadmill. He looked to be in his sixties, and
We can’t imagine the horrors endured by the Yazidi people who fled from the slaughter of the terrorists in Iraq. Some have told their stories
Last night I thought about getting out the old goose down duvet when, after weeks of warm days and nights the temperature plummeted. The duvet
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