Easy internet connection with a web doily Whilst many older people are embracing technology for some it is still too difficult to master. It could be a lack of dexterity which doesn’t allow them to use a keyboard or fear of wiping a computer of all its information. But a new idea from Belgium is […]
Reading For Mental Agility Our brain needs a work out too to stay fit and healthy. Some people think we reach our mental capacity at around the age of 22 and everything starts to go downhill after 27. A depressing thought but we can help that with exercise too. A new study from Rush University […]
Man’s Best Friend – Dementia Dogs Dementia is one of the most feared conditions of aging. First of all not everyone gets it thankfully but it is scary particularly for carers and family when people do. There’s a great story on agingcare.com (an American site) about a man who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease […]
Music Therapy Helps With Pain Relief It seems that music helps us to feel less pain. Research has been carried out with children about to have a medical procedure. Those listening to music were less aware of any pain caused. In turn this of course helps medical staff to perform medical procedures more easily and […]
Longevity Research with Good Results The Daily Mail has carried some good news. That’s a headline in itself when a daily tabloid has something other than bad news for us! They were reporting on some Danish research which suggests it may not all be doom and gloom when we reach our 90s. The research was […]
In China a woman was recently ordered to visit her mother every two weeks. The headlines were met with disbelief or humour. It’s a pretty unheard of state of affairs to us here. The hearing was held in Wuxi City in Jiangsu province and ruled that the daughter must visit once every two months and […]
School governor, Elizabeth Gammon was recognised in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours list (June 2013). Mrs Gammon is 74 years old but seems to have plenty of energy. She has been awarded the British Empire Medal for services to her local community of Hanwell. Mrs Gammon said: “I was surprised and delighted when I found […]
About a month ago, the Guardian featured an interview with Richard Cross, a volunteer Ambassador for Carers UK. Richard has cared for his wife for almost 23 years. She has a mental health condition as well as arthritis and emphysema and consequently needs care every hour of the day. For 12 years Richard cared for […]
No matter what your age, if you suffer with a mobility problem gaining access to places is sometimes problematic. Back in February this year a pensioner who suffered with Rheumatoid Arthritis was told to get a taxi by rail staff. To clarify, the 74 year old was trying to get back from London to Herne […]
Debt and marriage breakdown in the over 50s A report out earlier this month highlights the problem of debt and the likelihood of marriage breakdown in the over 50’s. The debt problem in retirement has been exacerbated by rising energy costs and poor returns on any savings the over 50s may have. So whilst at […]