Elderly News
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How can seniors become more empowered citizens? The answer is simple, according to Max Rothman, JD, LLM, President and CEO of the Alliance for Aging in Miami, FL.
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“Get rid of all trans fats in your diet!” is the main takeaway message from a December 28 study on vitamins and the brain in the journal "Neurology."
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Singapore -
Singapore’s rapidly aging population sees the introduction of parent-care leave in civil sector, private sector may follow suit.
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West Palm Beach -
Three men in Florida could face up to 20 years in prison for taking part in a $1 million toilet paper scam. They conned elderly customers into buying unnecessary toilet paper products.
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Sydney -
At least three elderly people have been killed following a fire at a care home in Sydney in the early hours of the morning.
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A growing concern over so-called "Grandma Scams" is plaguing the nation. This is just another example of how criminals are preying upon the elderly.
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A 71-year-old woman has been told that she must wear an electronic tag after she refused to have her elderly dog put down.
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Wyong -
The Australian Federal Department of Health and Ageing is investigating reports that staff at a nursing home abused the nursing home residents through callous games, including photographing residents' genitals.
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An 88-year-old woman, who fought off a masked intruder who in her Kentucky home, said that she thinks she managed to hit a vital spot when she kicked him.
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A 'senior prom' in a small Southern town shows the benefits of both giving and receiving, that can come from altruistic acts.
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Elderly Headlines
Elderly cancer patients denied treatment 'based on age'
Being compassionate should be as important as being clever when it comes to the recruitment of staff to care for the elderly, experts say.
Spending on social care for the elderly is falling this year - despite the assurances of ministers, an analysis by campaigners suggests.
The standards of care provided to the elderly in their home in the UK has been labelled "shocking and disgraceful" by the consumer group Which?
The care of the elderly is being compromised in UK hospitals because there are too few nurses, according to the Royal College of Nursing.
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Elderly Blogs
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Maybe it’s time for the mere twenty-two percent of us in the American Jewish community who didn’t vote for...
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Across the country, Republican led groups have enacted legislation aimed at restricting voters in the next general...
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She will merrily sing "Amazing Grace" and other classics if she’s asked to; the woman carries a tune very well....
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Mainstream media prematurely crowns Mitt Romney as eventual Republican nominee to face President Barack Obama on US...
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LONDON - According to General Medical Council (GMC) study released this May 2012, led by Professor Tony Avery of...
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