New care guidelines for seniors with MS

Experts realise they need a new approach to managing older people with Multiple Sclerosis.

Published: 16 November 2025
  • national
  • 16 November 2025
  • National Seniors

It is rare, but not unknown, for older people to develop Multiple Sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system.

But that doesn’t mean people who developed the disease in their 20-40s, which is the most common age span, don’t live to their senior years. And they have health and medical needs that medical experts now believe current treatments and care plans are neglecting.