Elderly

‘Ad 120’ – From an assisted living network to a network of luxury longevity residential complexes

'Ad 120' network launches a new complex in Modi'in.
An elderly couple going for a run.

No time to retire: Why growing older does not have to mean slowing down

Barry Halpern & Rica Cuperman: Once upon a community coffee bar...

Tu B'Av love story: How two Jerusalem retirees found love after a lifetime apart

VOLUNTEERS PRESENT food packages to elderly people in Tel Aviv last year. The pleasure of giving often feels different from the fleeting rush of acquiring something for ourselves, the writer notes.

Caring the elderly: United Hatzalah’s "Ten Kavod" initiative


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.

 AluG

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.

Hamas treatment of older hostages 'one of most severe examples of elder abuse’ - study

The researchers described the extreme “pre-morbid” vulnerability of older hostages along with the additional data on their clinical situation and extreme stresses to which they are being subjected.

 ELMA AVRAHAM was nearly 85 when she was taken hostage by Hamas from her home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.

The silent suffering of grandparents after a loss - opinion

It is imperative that we acknowledge grandparents's pain and provide them with the necessary resources to heal and find meaning in their lives.

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Elderly Israelis face economic, health struggles amid war, survey reveals

A new survey by the JDC confronts the reality of Israel’s elderly population and how they’ve adapted to health and financial difficulties in the wake of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

 JDC conducts wellness and recreational activities for elderly evacuees at hotels, including those from northern Israel desperate to return home.

Museums are his mission

After recovering from a severe auto accident, Shimon Sebag dedicated his life to improving society. He founded Haifa’s Holocaust Museum in 2017 and is now opening the Seventh of October Museum.

 A resident of the 'Warm Home for Holocaust Survivors' in Haifa.