Mobility News
What to pack in a hospital bag
29th April 2015
Make sure that nothing is forgotten for your stay in hospital with our handy guide, which includes expert tips from bloggers.
Pensioners use new rules to fund expensive purchases
29th April 2015
Pension companies have reported a surge in phone calls following the new rules regarding drawdown.
Brands starting to recognise that older people are important demographic
28th April 2015
Many major beauty and fashion brands have begun to include older people in their advertising campaigns.
Being creative in old age may help prevent dementia
28th April 2015
A study has revealed that old people who take part in arts and crafts activities may be at a lower risk of developing dementia.
Seven record-breaking older people
24th April 2015
Be inspired by these incredible older people, who have defied the odds and achieved great things despite their age.
Research suggests that older people are fitter today than in the past
23rd April 2015
A study has revealed that older people are now fitter and more satisfied in later life than those of the same age in the 1990s.
Michigan woman has been named as world’s oldest person
22nd April 2015
A 116-year-old woman from Detroit has been given the title of oldest living person in the world.
Grand Designs host calls for more integrated schemes for older people
21st April 2015
The presenter of Channel 4’s property programme Grand Designs has expressed the importance of ‘building lifetime homes’ that can be adapted for wheelchair use and have stairs that would fit a straight stairlift.