A new 36-bed wing at one of the country’s leading retirement villages, Bon Secours Care Village, Mount Desert, Cork, has been opened with the creation of 32 jobs.

An order restraining an elderly man visiting his wife, who has dementia and other health difficulties, in a nursing home has been lifted by the President of the High Court.

US scientists are developing a cat that can keep a person company, does not need a litter box and can remind an ageing owner to take their medicine or help find their spectacles.

ALONE, the charity that supports older people to age at home, released its 2016 Annual Report today which showed a 42% increase in the number of people availing of ALONE’s Befriending Service.