Elderly

'Seniorland': Growing old in the world's largest retirement city - review

Prof. Galit Nimrod, an expert in communications at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, left her family for two months in 2023 to immerse herself in the Villages’ experience.

SENIORLAND: AGING IN A RETIREMENT METROPOLIS By Galit Nimrod Cambridge University Press 216 pages; $30.
Open hand holds the number 10 (illustrative).

Ten years left to live: Cancer-free, but life is not the same as it was - opinion

Oren David Shachar's Rolls–Royce

The massive fraud of the Israeli in Los Angeles

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

Israel faces crisis as elderly population nears two million, nursing costs threaten NII stability


Study examines reasons for age-related hearing loss

About one in five people around the world suffer from AHRL, and this number is expected to rise as the global population ages.

 Ear, with hearing aid.

Lend a hand: New 'dressing robot' may mimic assistance provided by caregivers

This technology could be significant in the social-care system to allow caregivers to spend less time on practical tasks and more time on the health and mental well-being of individuals. 

 A demonstration of the dressing robot in the laboratory

Does trying to look younger reduce how much ageism older adults face? - study

The findings suggest that clinicians and public health authorities should be cautious about reinforcing beliefs that signs of aging are undesirable.

Elderly couple (illustrative)

Talking speed key to understanding brain health, new study suggests

“Our results show that changes in general talking speed may reflect changes in the brain,” noted lead author Dr. Jed Meltzer at Baycrest, a global leader in aging and brain health.

 Illustration of a brain.

Elderly are not helped by exercise apps analysis shows

Their study was published in the journal Age and Ageing under the title “Mobile applications to prescribe physical exercise in frail older adults: review of the available tools in app stores.” 

 Elderly couple, illustrative

World's oldest Jew dies at 114 in US

Berg is survived by her two sons, Robert Joel Berg and Dr. Anal Paul Berg, and her one grandchild, Belinda Berg. 

 Memorial candle.

Want to help promote your cognition level from declining if you live alone? Adopt a cat or dog

Compared with pet owners living with others, those living alone who didn’t have a pet had faster rates of decline in composite verbal cognition.

 Amelia the dog, looking happy and fabulous in Tel Aviv (Illustrative).

Why did this 19-year-old marry a 90-year-old?

In a surprising tale from New York, Cyrus Wiley recounts marrying a woman over seven decades his senior, facing family disapproval, and the unexpected aftermath.


Matav launches campaign to release elderly hostages

Matav is determined to make sure that the elderly civilians being held captive by Hamas are not left by the wayside in discussions about bringing the hostages home. 

 A person stands in front of pictures during a demonstration to demand the liberation of hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip after they were seized by Hamas gunmen on October 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 21, 2023.

Yad Sarah’s Jerusalem hotel hosts disabled, elderly evacuees for free

Yad Sarah has sent the volunteer drivers of its Nechonit wheelchair-accessible van unit to evacuate 100 residents from combat zones in the South, including those with disabilities.

 Yad Sarah hotel