Innovative clothes that monitor elderly people’s health wins award at CES 2020
Clever new clothes developed by Japanese company Xenoma that monitor the wearer’s health and can detect falls was recognised as an honoree in the ‘Accessibility’…
New checklist to help improve local housing adaptations provision throughout England
Care & Repair England has launched a new guide which offers practical information and advice about housing adaptations and how services can be reviewed and…
Guest Article: Why the bathroom is key to maintaining independence in the home
According to the Department for Communities and Local Government almost two million households in England have one or more people with a long-term limiting illness…
WHO launches innovative interactive app to help improve care for older people
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a package of tools, including a new digital application to help health and social workers provide better care…
New Government competition offers £40 million for pioneering solutions to transform older age
A landmark funding competition has been launched today to boost innovations that will enable people to live better lives for longer. Led by UK Research…
How Closomat is helping homes meet accessible and adaptable housing standards for elderly and disabled people
As the Government is urged to make accessible, adaptable housing mandatory within local plans, public and private sector housing developers are being offered a simple…
Elderly people need more support to discuss moving and housing options before a ‘health crisis’ or cognitive decline, new research shows
Very old people would feel more in control of their lives if they thought about a future move to assisted accommodation or residential care before…
£750 award up for grabs for initiatives that support elderly people
West Faversham Community Centre - last year's winner of the Cosyfeet Community Project Award Cosyfeet, a specialist in extra roomy footwear for swollen feet, has…
Almost 300,000 disabled pensioners relieved from unnecessary PIP reassessments
Announced today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), unnecessary reassessments for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are being scrapped for around 290,000 disabled pensioners…
80 percent more disabled people in Scotland waiting for suitable housing over two-year period, new statistics reveal
The number of disabled people waiting for accessible housing has risen by almost 80 percent during the last two years, a freedom of information request…