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  1. Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds at Christmas

    We've teamed up with Channel 4 for an extra special Christmas episode of Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds to raise awareness of the major issue of loneliness.

  2. Margaret's resilience

    two dogs and cat, and regularly sees her son, daughter and granddaughter, who all live nearby. But for decades of her life, Margaret had to adapt and persevere through challenging circumstances. Margaret ... Germany. “I’ve always been resilient, because I was left on my own so much,” she reveals. “So, I’m quite a logical thinker, and I do all my own DIY… I do everything.”

  3. A special bond

    “I raised my children, and now’s the time to just enjoy having my grandkids.” Linda, Nanny to 14 grandchildren, discusses her special bond with her great-grandson, Cayden. Linda, a member of the Age UK ... cherishes their time together. I look after my great-grandson Cayden about three or four times a week. He starts school in September, so he won't be here as much – I shall miss him. Cayden loves coming

  4. Ted's story

    wandering to the beachfront near his home to reflect on memories and watch the waves. “I try to get out as often as I can – especially in the summer. I get a bit of air, and do a bit of people ... depressing, and it’s long.” When 88-year-old Ted stays home, where he lives alone, he can’t help but think of Jess – and the space she left behind when she died 18 months ago. “The

  5. Stories of Painful Journeys

    travelling to hospital. Peter, Subash and Connie explains just how painful their journeys are in their own words below.

  6. Brexit could worsen broken care system for older people

    government to put measures in place to allow EU nationals to continue to come to the UK to work as paid care staff.

  7. A new milestone for improving dementia care in hospitals

    that all acute trusts in England have voluntarily signed up to John's Campaign, and what this means for people with dementia and their carers during a hospital stay.

  8. Who am I really?

    retired journalist, poet, father and grandfather — about the revelation that sent him on a 25-year quest for the answers to who he really was.

  9. We need to talk about care

    Charity Director Caroline Abrahams explains why social care means so much to her, while launching a new campaign action to ask MPs to make it a top priority in parliament.

  10. An inspirational figure

    get to pay tribute to the person we’ve lost in the way up-and-coming singer-songwriter Dan Owen has. The life and death of his much loved grandfather, he tells us, provided the inspiration for the title ... With Me. ‘We lost my grandad in December,’ explains the 26-year-old. ‘My whole family were around, and if you’re going to go that’s the best way to. He remained in good spirits. Even when the doctor told

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