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...family or friends close by. In this first of a series of four OpenLearn articles linking to The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) Series structured around Five Pillars for Ageing Well that run every year at The Open University, we are going to discuss why we are so unprepared and what we all could do to find a different approach. Our series articles will go into more detail...

...family carers is rising and predicted to continue to rise. As a result, caring will touch most of our lives; more than three in five of us will be a carer at some point. In addition, increasing numbers of people are likely to care more than once and care for two people at the same time. This all means that currently 20% (one in five) of the UK population are carers...

...families, formal and informal carers, health, and social care professionals (and anyone else who might have to make decisions about our care). It empowers the family and the team of professionals to make decisions in a timely manner. Research in England indicates that when someone has had an advance care plan in place at the time of death, the bereaved were more likely to...