Elderly

'We received your message,' says Savannah Guthrie, offering to pay for her mother's return

“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us,” said news anchor Savannah Guthrie.

 US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago,   released February 4, 2026.
One of the photos of birds exhibited at the Herzog Medical Center.

Jerusalem doctor uses bird photos to comfort PTSD and elderly patients

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Your parent’s dementia diagnosis makes it crucial to take the right steps immediately

 US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago,   released February 4, 2026.

Savannah Guthrie pleads for contact after elderly mother presumed abducted in Arizona


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.

New home offers and products for Tu B'Av

Luxury furniture brand Porada and American Comfort offer special Tu B'Av promotions, including stylish bedroom pieces and indulgent massage devices, with deals available from August 14 to 20.

 New home offers and products for Tu B'Av

A human center in the shadow of the war

Navigating uncertainty: Moked Enosh Ltd. adapts to help the elderly population, providing essential support in challenging times.


Taub Center demands urgent reforms to elder care financing system

Over the past decade, the number of those eligible for LTC benefits from private insurance plans and the National Insurance Institute (NII) has almost doubled.

An elderly woman walks through a corridor of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Grevenbroich