One centenarian, Diana Athill, whose most recent books were written in a care home, says that in old age “one’s chief concern must be how to get oneself through time with the minimum of discomfort to self and inconvenience to others.

One centenarian, Diana Athill, whose most recent books were written in a care home, says that in old age “one’s chief concern must be how to get oneself through time with the minimum of discomfort to self and inconvenience to others.