Senior citizen

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

|ByIN COOPERATION WITH AD 120
'Ad 120' network launches a new complex in Modi'in.
The path back to ourselves.

Healing overloaded minds: How Israel's prolonged war is affecting memory, concentration

“I’m functioning,” said Dana. “But I’m not myself. I can’t make simple decisions. I forget things. My brain feels stuck.” She wasn’t depressed. She wasn’t anxious. She was profoundly overloaded.

|ByDR MIKE GROPPER
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

"We visit them once or twice a week, and no matter what their condition is, we do blood and heart rate checks on them."

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED HATZALAH
Palace Tel Aviv

Azrieli Palace Tel Aviv marks 20 years of urban senior living

The senior residence in the Weizmann Center has become home to residents who want community, culture, security, and immediate access to the city’s entertainment hubs.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Blocked out of clubs and theaters, performers turn to senior homes

“It is a win-win situation, for the artists and for us too."

JUNE 4, 2020ByBARRY DAVIS
MOSHE BEKER performs for residents at the Meditteranean Towers in Savyon.

70-year-old Palestinian woman dies from fire at Shuafat refugee camp

Three others were injured by the flames and smoke in the apartment, and were also evacuated to Hadassah Hospital in light condition.

MAY 30, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE
A narrow alleyway inside Shuafat Refugee Camp

New coronavirus case emerges at Beersheba nursing home

As the number of active cases continues to decline overall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is set to reopen on Sunday.

MAY 24, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE, ROSSELLA TERCATIN
A nursing home worker and a medic put on personal protective equipment while preparing to transport a patient into an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, US.

American families creating plastic 'hug shields' for their grandparents

“I wanted to cry because I couldn’t believe that this was happening it just means a lot,” Rose said, after hugging her great-grandchildren for the first time in over two months.

MAY 16, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Relatives of Fiet Aussen get ready to meet her from a crane outside the window of her Jewish nursing home in Amsterdam, April 15, 2020

Seniors with COVID-19 show unusual symptoms, doctors say

COVID-19 is typically signaled by three symptoms: fever, an insistent cough and shortness of breath.

MAY 3, 2020ByJUDITH GRAHAM
Elderly Israelis sit in a designated protected space in a senior citizens home in Jerusalem, June 2, 2009, as a siren is sounded during a nationwide civil defense drill simulating a rocket attack.

Grabski MS Center provides exemplary care during coronavirus pandemic

The center, a part of the Colel Chabad network, implemented a complete lockdown early in the coronavirus crisis.

APRIL 16, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Health care staff at the Grabski MS Center in Migdal Haemek

Corona: Police investigating 'medical malpractice' at Mishan senior center

Health Ministry appoints Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center's CEO to lead initiative focused on saving seniors in nursing homes

APRIL 11, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Shalom Michael Jackson was infected with coronavirus while living in the Beersheba Mishan home for the elderly

Bnei Akiva builds succahs for seniors, disabled people throughout Israel

"The 'Team of Builders' [project] run by the youth movement has succeeded in telling us the real story of this nation in recent years."

OCTOBER 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man passes assembled succot in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She’arim in Jerusalem

A community that says life is for living

‘Aging in place’ offers seniors a novel alternative to assisted living.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019ByCARL HOFFMAN
MIRA LEVINE with participants in the ‘Aging in Place’ program.

Data is in: It’s up to you to save for retirement

There are many reasons for this discrepancy, and the solution is not for the government to increase Bituach Leumi benefits substantially.

AUGUST 29, 2019ByAARON KATSMAN
Senior Israelis play table tennis as they take part in games for people over 65 years old, organized by a nursing home in Tel Aviv