MP advocates retirement villages and adapted flats Lib Dem MP Paul Burstow, former care minister, has announced that surplus NHS land should be used to build dedicated housing for older people. As part of a review of residential care for think tank Demos, Mr Burstow said that as well as traditional care homes, retirement villages … [Read more…]
Trend towards older motherhood unveiled The Office of National Statistics have revealed that the average age of mothers across both England and Wales is now 30, supporting the trend for women delaying having their families. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service agreed, saying that mothers were now older than elsewhere in the world when they had … [Read more…]
Older patients may be being bumped down the surgery list A new report has revealed that age discrimination may be preventing elderly patients from having key surgical operations. The study, by The Royal College of Surgeons and Age UK looked at surgery rates for six common procedures for English over 65 year olds. It discovered … [Read more…]