Ageing

A new report from Age UK outlines the importance for us all of participating in creative and cultural activities to maintain our wellbeing and feel…

Older people who have experienced the death of a partner are up to four times more likely to experience depression than older people who haven’t…

New research is being funded to identify how to meet the housing needs of an ageing population. The research, to understand at a local level…

New research to understand, at a local level, what sort of mainstream housing older people live in, is being funded by the Centre for Ageing…

As part of their ‘Building a Caring World’ philosophy, QCS has launched a free ‘Care Practice Essentials’ toolkit, specifically tailored for developing nations in the…

A study published earlier this month suggests fluctuations in the female hormone oestrogen over a woman’s life played a bigger role than age of menopause…

A new report by Age UK, “Why call it care when no-one cares?“, summarises the results of a series of listening events the Charity has…

A new report by Age UK, “Why call it care when no-one cares?”, summarises the results of a series of listening events the Charity has…

A TEA party was held at a Northumberland care home to raise awareness of a “friendship line” for the over-60s. The Age UK initiative, named…

10 million Brits alive today can expect to reach 100 and funding will ensure the UK leads the world in healthy ageing As part of the…

Dramatic cuts in Trading Standards budgets since 2010 are leaving millions of older people at greater risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to a…

In London alone last year there were nearly 4,500 reported cases of fraud among the over 65s – an average of 12 reports every day…

Private landlords, local authorities and housing associations need to ensure their properties meet the needs of older people as figures released this week confirm a…

For the poorest pensioners, three in every four pounds (78%) of their income comes from the State Pension, rising to approaching nine in every ten…

According to a recent study published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers have been able to document for the first time how the same period of inactivity has…