Sex and the over-60s
Older people are living longer and in better health than ever – so of course they're continuing to have sex. Why is it so hard to talk about, asks the editor of Gransnet
Mirror therapy may help to reduce the pain of arthritis
An optical illusion involving a mirror can trick the brain into reassessing a hand with arthritis as healthy and pain-free
Too old for synchronised swimming? No way
Emma Brockes meets the women of a retirement community's swim team (oldest member: 96)
Life expectancy shows a growing north-south divide
Men in London can live up to 14 years longer than their Glaswegian counterparts, according to ONS figures, putting the latter on a par with life expectancy in Albania and Palestine
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: how much should you nurse your elderly relatives in hospital?
Patients feel better and more settled if their relatives help to care for them, so how can you help?
Older people have problems too
From bleeding gums to falling over in the street, our failing health is no joke
Let’s dispel this gloom about living longer and make life better for the old
Yvonne Roberts: Babies born in Britain today stand a good chance of reaching 100. We need to help them get there in comfort
Elderly care in the NHS: ‘There is nowhere for people to go’
The NHS is desperate to cut beds and the time people stay in them. But many frail old patients must remain on the wards because there is no suitable care for them at home. In the second of three reports from Birmingham's busy Heartlands hospital, Amelia Gentleman spends a day in the packed elderly care unit
Alzheimer’s tests should be offered to over-60s, says top psychiatrist
Cambridge professor calls for screening to be integrated into routine healthcare as global mental health initiative is launched
Social care report threatens to leave people vulnerable
There's big money to be made for private equity and venture capital companies and insurers under Dilnot's plans, says Ray Jones; but where will it leave vulnerable people?
Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to . . . drink and drugs in old age
Up to one third of older people with alcohol problems develop them later in life – often in response to loss and stress
Taking care
What is it like to be a carer? And when another adult has to wash you, put you to bed or even take you to the toilet, how does it affect you? In National Carers Week, five people and their carers share their experiences
Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to … tai chi
A report this month says that tai chi for older people can improve mental health and help prevent falls
Elderly people hurt in falls being failed by the NHS, report finds
Audit finds 'unacceptable variations' in quality of care for over-65s in England, Wales and Northern Ireland