April 20, 2020
A person living with Alzheimer’s will gradually need more and more assistance with daily living. By equipping yourself with more information about the disease, along with […]
April 20, 2020
Dementia can drastically reduce a person’s ability to take care of themselves over time. By learning more about the signs and symptoms of dementia, as well […]
April 20, 2020
There are a number of reasons why downsizing from your house to a retirement village is a smart move. From comfort and maintenance-free convenience to a […]
April 20, 2020
At Totalcare, we’ve always been dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of our residents. Now, with the increasing risk posed by the novel coronavirus, we are […]
April 20, 2020
Individuals over the age of 65 are particularly at risk over the upcoming flu season and the current COVID-19 pandemic. A healthy immune system, excellent hygiene […]
May 7, 2018
Will we still be having fun when we reach 100? A chorus of active centenarians answers a resounding, “Yes!” Margaret Dunning, 102, is a self-made […]
April 10, 2018
It is a cold morning in a church hall in Croydon, south London, and Peter Edwards is warming up his singers with some call-and-response exercises. But […]
April 10, 2018
At first sight the global growth in Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia looks terrifying. The World Health Organisation’s latest estimates, released in December, put […]
March 7, 2018
Launched in 2009, ANCIEN is a research project financed under the 7th EU Research Framework Programme. It ran for a 44-month period and involved 20 partners […]
June 28, 2017
Okinawa is sort of a Japanese Hawaii — an exotic, laid-back group of islands with warm weather, palm trees, and sugar-sand beaches. For almost a thousand […]
May 29, 2017
Despite the physical ravages of age, older people are actually happier than younger adults. So finds a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, […]
May 29, 2017
Because the immune system’s defence mechanisms become impaired as we grow older, our ability to resist infection progressively declines. So does our ability to respond effectively […]