More than half of the elderly people in urban areas in Romania face loneliness, and almost 310,000 of them experience it at a ...

The public is being urged to support older people this Christmas, as a charity said it is seeing more clients than ever ...

People who feel manipulated, misunderstood, or taken advantage of by their friends and family may opt to ignore them while ...

Soon after people enter old age, fear of loneliness haunts them, as most of their children or grandchildren are far ...

Across Northern Ireland, more and more older people are finding that housing insecurity doesn’t end at retirement. Rising ...

The North Carolina-based company CareYaya has developed the Yaya Bear, a soft, AI-powered social robotic companion designed ...

A new wave of AI robot companions is moving beyond clinical tools to aid the elderly providing emotional support and critical reminders for meals, medication, and appointments.

Dogs are helping tackle loneliness among older people thanks to a befriending service. Called "Pawsitive Friendship", it is being run by a charity in North East Lincolnshire. Volunteers take a dog to ...

The Craft Café is run by community arts charity Impact Arts, who were named South Arts Champion in the regional heats of the ...

Some people living in Redding's senior care centers don't get any visitors at Christmastime. That bothered Gayle Adelman.

The Times and The Sunday Times Christmas Appeal 2025 supports three charities; Switchback, Kissing it Better, and World ...

For the past 10 years, suicide rates in the 70+ population have consistently been above those in the general population.