Socialising could help to reverse frailty in older people, new research reveals.
The Scottish Government has unveiled plans to more than double the budget for a programme that uses technology in housing to help older people remain independent for longer, from £8.2m to £20.9m.
Greater Manchester has become the first region to pilot new technology to prevent falls in older people.
Personalised assessments that consider factors, including the hazards in a person’s home and their previous medical history, will help reduce falls in older and at-risk people, according to updated...
The Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) tool, which enables GPs to predict older patients’ risks of living with frailty and therefore prevent falls and limit hospital stays and medication, has been upda...
Frail patients are spending less time in hospital after the launch of dedicated assessment units at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals.
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