The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Almost one in five care homes in Scotland has closed its doors in the past decade while the number of residents has fallen by just 6 per cent, new…

A civic body in Odisha has drawn flak for operating a crematorium in which bodies of only Brahmins are cremated. The 155-year-old Kendrapara Municipality, the oldest civic body in the eastern State, has even put up a ‘Brahmin crematorium’ signage at the entrance of the burning ghat at Hazaribagicha locality…

A man has been charged over the sexual assault of a 90-year-old woman after allegedly breaking into an aged-care facility on the NSW Central Coast.

If you’re a woman in your 20s or 30s, particularly if you’re in a long-term relationship, you’ve probably been asked when you’re going to have children. In the UK and many other countries, there is a clear societal expectation that women will eventually become mothers.

NIT-C students suggest elderly-friendly/disabled-friendly footpaths, bus stops, toilets & Kind Store in Kozhikode. Research & survey by students & faculty to make city elderly-friendly. B.Arch. students surveyed mofussil bus stand, court complex, Nadakavu, Malaparamba & Govt. Medical College Hospital. Mechanical Engineering team researching elderly-friendly/disabled-friendly furniture & voice-assisted smart devices. Architecture…

The state has essentially said “do more with less,” and we have, but there comes a point when stretching a dollar eventually tears it in two, a nursing home administrator writes.

Whether you stop work completely, or reduce it, it is vital to get support

Stockton in north-east England harbours an unenviable statistic – but its older community haven’t given up yet

Exclusive: Older people also likely to be in poor health and out of work in the north of England, report says