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'No will? You'll have to sue your children' - 13 August 2010
The Telegraph reports on the importance of making a will and the havoc that dying without having your affairs on order can reap on your family.
Centenarians 'missing' ahead of Japanese day honouring elderly - 12 August 2010
The Guardian reports that the authorities in Japan are unable to account for 200 of their elderly citizens.
Spinal fluid test provides Alzheimer's diagnosis - 10 August 2010
The Independent reports on the development towards an early screening test for Alzheimer's disease.
The social care commission is on the right track - 28 July 2010
Derek Wanless who led a review of the social care system in England writes in The Guardian about the announcement by the government of a new commission on social care funding.
If not a 'death tax', then what? - 24 July 2010
Joan Bakewell writes in The Telegraph of the importance of deciding how the country is to pay for care of its elderly people.
Health white paper: the details - 13 July 2010
The Telegraph reports on the details of the new vision for the health service as laid out by the new government.
Budget hits pensioners with '£8bn VAT bill', says Labour - 13 July 2010
The Guardian reports that Liam Byrne, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury is calling on the Lib Dems to get the government to defer a potential £8 billion VAT bill.
Big head 'may protect against dementia' - 12 July 2010
BBC News report that a team of researchers from Munich University have found that Alzheimer's sufferers with large craniums had better memory skills than those with smaller skulls.
Annuities to cover cost of care homes - 11 July 2010
The Observer takes a closer look into the funding of long term care for the elderly, in light of the announcement of a new government commission to consider funding options including annuities.
A new measure that will shake up adult social care - 09 July 2010
David Brindle writes in the Guardian's Joe Public Blog about a new measure in the adult social care sector which could be used to assess the value of various care services to the individual.
