Many people live happy, independent lives well into old age. But should elderly people ever experience a medical scare or another type of emergency, they may need urgent assistance from a loved ...

Companies will be required to offer an engineer visit to elderly and disabled people who rely on personal alarms and ensure they are still working after traditional landlines have been switched off.

“Assistive devices are a wide variety of tools, devices, and technologies that are designed to help people perform a specific function,” says Lynda Shrager, an occupational therapist in ...