Our care & retirement living blog

Our care & retirement living blog

From the blog

Living with Parkinson’s: How to improve life quality.

Older Persons Care Advice

Living with Parkinson’s: How to improve life quality.

February 21st, 2022

Parkinson’s disease is a long-term or chronic neurological condition. This means that Parkinson’s affects the brain as well as the nervous system. Dr James Parkinson named the condition in 1817 and prescribed it to be progressive in nature as symptoms generally worsen over time.

Read more
Can tech assist seniors with frailty?

Older Persons Care Advice

Can tech assist seniors with frailty?

January 21st, 2022

Frailty is a recognised health status where the body’s systems are weakened or influenced by the ageing process. Through a series of innovations, tech is making great leaps to support those with frailty but how soon will it be available to the public and how can it help today?

Read more
Top Tips: Help reluctant seniors to accept support

Older Persons Care Advice

Top Tips: Help reluctant seniors to accept support

January 7th, 2022

Are you struggling with a loved one who likes being independent? Take a look at these useful tactics for effective, practical solutions.

Read more
Seniors and digital skills: An essential guide

Older Persons Care Advice

Seniors and digital skills: An essential guide

December 10th, 2021

As a society, we are encouraged to believe that more people than ever are technologically literate and connected through an array of smart devices on a daily basis. Particularly during the pandemic, it appeared as if everyone was online and learning new digital abilities by the minute. However, this may not be a totally accurate picture of what is happening with older people in the UK.

Read more
LGBTQ+ UK retirement living: Discover the options

Retirement Living

LGBTQ+ UK retirement living: Discover the options

November 15th, 2021

For the first time in reported statistics, there has been an increase in the number of over-65s identifying as LGB, up from 0.7% of this age category in 2018 to 1.0% in 2019.

Noting the changes in societal attitudes, the ONS explains the data change as being influenced by a greater acceptance in society towards people expressing different sexual identities.

Read more
What Is attracting single seniors to retirement communities?

Retirement Living

What Is attracting single seniors to retirement communities?

October 20th, 2021

Why are an increasing number of single older people selecting retirement living as their lifestyle choice? How do we compare to the rest of the world?

Read more
Why are investments In UK retirement communities increasing?

Retirement Living

Why are investments In UK retirement communities increasing?

September 30th, 2021

The retirement housing market is attracting the attention of big investors. With a lack of housing stock to home the growing number of over-65s in the UK, we take a look at how investment is changing the face of retirement living.

Read more
What can we learn from retirement living around the world?

Retirement Living

What can we learn from retirement living around the world?

September 14th, 2021

Less UK residents live in retirement communities than in other international countries. We discover what has held them back and why that seems to be changing.

Read more
Why are retirement communities becoming a popular lifestyle choice?

Retirement Living

Why are retirement communities becoming a popular lifestyle choice?

July 2nd, 2021

This guide by health writer, Rachel Bashford, will help you to explore available options and highlight the growing number of incentives that make retirement villages a great choice.

Read more

The UK's largest & most detailed directory of elderly care and retirement living options

10,393

Care Homes

12,310

Home Care Services

1,374

Live-in Care Services

1,821

Retirement Living Developments

Autumna is the UK's largest and most comprehensive later-life living & elderly care directory. Our detailed search facility and team of expert advisors can help you find the best care homes, nursing homes, retirement homes, retirement villages, home care, and live-in care services for you or your loved one's needs. Our website is free to use, we are proudly independent, and we never take referral fees.