Independent readers responding to the assisted dying bill returning to the Commons shared deeply personal accounts of loved ones experiencing…
Browsing: Dementia
When a middle-aged man named Steve arrives at her home, elderly Ruth playfully flirts with him – until he reveals…
A 60-year-old former engineer is retraining as a nursing associate, raising his hand in a doctor’s waiting room when a…
The Supreme Court has dismantled a decade-old system of human rights protections for disabled people, in a ruling that disability…
Families are being hit by dementia care bills approaching £100,000 a year, leaving many shocked by the true cost of…
Lithium, a drug long used to stabilise the moods of people with bipolar disorder, may prove to be a crucial…
Emergency hospital admissions among adults living in central London fell by 3% per year after the introduction of the T-charge…
A widely used joint supplement taken by millions of older adults for arthritis pain has been linked to accelerated cognitive…
For years, the mantra has been drilled into us: eight hours of sleep a night is the gold standard. But…
Veteran broadcaster Jon Snow’s decision to publicly disclose his Alzheimer’s diagnosis has triggered a sharp spike in traffic to the…