Elderly

Two Passover initiatives target isolation and safety for Israel’s elderly

The initiatives involved the Social Equality Ministry and the Advancement of the Status of Women, the Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC), Tzalir Fund, and Mifal HaPais. 

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.
 A sign reads stands amid yellow flowers left at the house of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home on February 1, in Tucson, Arizona, February 21, 2026.

'We are in agony:' Savannah Guthrie speaks in first interview since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

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AI-powered gym: A surprising innovation in assisted living in Tel Aviv

ISRAEL FIRE AND RESCUE work at a building damaged by a fallen Iranian missile fragment in central Israel, March 8, 2026.

Amid Iran war, many Israel's seniors can't reach safety, and there is no plan to help - opinion


Letters to the Editor, January 27, 2025: Moral leadership

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Breakthrough in remote monitoring for senior citizens

HUGSEN invests NIS 4 million in remote monitoring technology for the elderly, based on sensors and artificial intelligence.

 HUGSEN

New house, new campaign: The location of the assisted living network

The Palace assisted living network, part of the Azrieli Group, is currently launching a campaign for its new home in the network – Palace Rishon Lezion.

 Palace Rishon Lezion

They deserve it: The exciting future of senior living homes

A glimpse into the new senior living communities and day centers for the elderly currently being planned and built in Israel reveals that they are more luxurious and well-designed than ever before.

 Park Ayalon Project, Auerbach Halevy Architecture

Study reveals optimal home temperature for elderly brain health

Likelihood of attention difficulties doubles when home temperatures deviate from 68-75°F range.

 Study reveals optimal home temperature for elderly brain health. Illustration.

Windows for the elderly: Important things to know when choosing

Windows are a significant component of quality of life, especially when it comes to the elderly. Yael Shaked Bergman, in collaboration with the AluG company, explains how to do it right.

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Elderly Nahariya resident succumbs to wounds from Hezbollah rocket, following hospitalization

Tamar Edri left behind her husband, Yossi, and four daughters and nine grandchildren.

 Tamar Edri, 75, Naahriya resident who succumbed to her wounds from a Hezbollah rocket following two-month hospitalization.

Should age or term limits be introduced? - opinion

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

 FORMER US president Ronald Reagan is joined by his wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan, and daughter Maureen Reagan, in 1991, in Sacramento, California. In 2004, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he died at the age of 93.

Police: Stabbing of elderly woman in Jerusalem apartment classified as terror

The attacker entered the home under the guise that he was going to be doing repairs in her home.

 Police crime scene tape

Jewish couple sets world record as world's oldest newlyweds

A centenarian Jewish couple from Pennsylvania broke the world record for oldest newlyweds.

 Barnie Lipman marries Margery in Philadelphia. May 19, 2024.