Old age is not a disease and we shouldn't treat it as one

From wanting to smack anyone who asks if you’re “still” working to becoming impatient with Jane Fonda, getting old means a great many things, writes Terry Prone.

Five dinners perfect for when you want to make something quick and healthy this summer

There is no doubt but that there are lessons, including some very valuable ones, to be learned from our experiences of the past 20 months

Filling a niche for the over-50s seeking continued education and social engagement in a post-Covid environment

Discrimination against elders in Ireland is alive and well

— and possibly Ireland’s best brewer and possibly Ireland’s best beer shop have joined forces and created a new beer

The use of technology to positively drive health benefits has really been a vital learning during Covid. CUH wants to link quality info sent to people’s phones with other wearable technology to encourage changes in diet and exercise

Healthy ageing: Experts predict over half the babies born in wealthier countries since 2000 may reach their 100th birthdays

From taking on a new challenge to connecting with friends, exercising daily and switching to a Mediterranean diet, there are a lot of simple steps you can take to protect your brain as you age, experts tell Helen O'Callaghan  

A balanced diet is key at all stages of life. But what foods do you need to prioritise as you age, asks Sharon Ní Chonchúir 

By 2050 one in five people will be aged over 60, with the number of over 80s projected to triple. With this growing longevity comes greater demands on health services and greater dependence on health technology. We look at some of the latest developments

In lockdown, older people, deprived of family visits and social outlets and largely confined to home have lost motivation and have become depressed and frail

One one of the things we can do to maximise our immune response to the vaccine is to improve our fitness and incorporate more exercise

Dr Kirstyn James is seeing a wide range of complex needs since the beginning of the pandemic

We are all dealing with a new way of living but keeping a routine, taking up a new hobby or learning a new skill, is essential if we want to live well at home, Helen Kelleher reports

‘Being mentally engaged as you grow older is critical, and talking with family and pals is something we must keep doing,’ Dr Con Murphy tells Colette Sheridan

There are six private assessment spaces at the Emergency Department at CUH designed to meet the needs of older patients, with inclusions such as adjustable lighting, bathroom and shower facilities

80% of how we age is down to our how we live our lives. Meet the people who stay vital through exercise and community and who say 'ageing is mind over matter'

Healthy Ageing Week 2021 is a celebration of how following a number of simple steps can help people live a longer and healthier life.

In Ireland, one-in-three people over the age of 65 take five or more daily medications. Patients need a strict routine, advises Dr Denis Curtin, consultant, geriatrics, Cork University Hospital

Roisin Lindsay, occupational therapist, Cork University Hospital, talk patients through energy conservation techniques, dressing, self-care, cognition, memory and functional mobility