Some 24.5% of South Koreans aged 70 and above were still working as of January, local media reported Monday, as officials increasingly look to keep more elderly in the workforce to address a demographic crisis. Elderly employment figures have seen a steady increase since the country’s statistics authority started to collect the data in 2005. … Read more
An elderly Los Angeles woman took her own life following an eviction dispute that left another victim hospitalized. KTLA reports the incident took place Friday morning at an apartment building in Northridge, where a district manager at the complex was shot after getting into an argument with one of her tenants. The 40-year-old victim was … Read more
The path to the Home for the Golden Gays is dark and littered with stray cats. To get in and out at night, its elderly residents need to use flashlights to assist their deteriorating eyesight as they squeeze through the labyrinth of alleys, trying not to get their manicured feet wet from puddles or to … Read more
This part of the elderly population can live limited lives, moving between just three physical locations: the place they go to buy groceries, where they drop their children off from school, and their own community complex. Huang’s mother didn’t move far. Originally from Jiangxi, she moved to Zhejiang, a six-hour drive away, and the living … Read more
The families of two now-deceased former beneficiaries of UnitedHealth have filed a lawsuit against the health care giant, alleging it knowingly used a faulty artificial intelligence algorithm to deny elderly patients coverage for extended care deemed necessary by their doctors. The lawsuit, filed last Tuesday in federal court in Minnesota, claims UnitedHealth illegally denied “elderly … Read more
Dunkin’ Donuts allegedly dished out a very hot, and very expensive cup of coffee … a franchise in Georgia just settled a lawsuit over some spilled java for $3 million. Here’s the deal … an elderly woman in Atlanta sued after claiming she suffered third-degree burns when her Dunkin’ Donuts coffee spilled on her lap … Read more
An elderly man collects fresh cherries in a field on the outskirts of Srinagar on 28 May, 2018. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images India’s elderly population is predicted to double by 2050 and overtake the number of children in the country, according to the United Nations Population Fund. The number of people aged … Read more
‘They left us with nothing’: This aged couple was evicted from their dwelling of 20 years — after their son transferred possession. Listed below are 3 methods to keep away from being exploited as you become older An aged California couple was devastated once they have been served an eviction discover in April for the … Read more
Muscle groups Aged folks may keep stronger for longer after scientists found why muscular tissues fail to restore themselves, and waste away with age. A workforce at Nottingham Trent College analysed the genes inside muscle cells to learn the way their efficiency differed between folks of their 20s, in comparison with these of their 60s. … Read more
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes within the Gaza Strip killed two militant commanders Thursday, whereas a 70-year-old man was killed by Palestinian rocket fireplace within the first fatality inside Israel amid the present wave of combating. The persevering with bloodshed, which has left 30 Palestinians useless, got here regardless of Egyptian efforts to … Read more