Elderly woman scammed out of thousands, told her daughter was kidnapped
A new form of telephone fraud is making the rounds police warned on Friday after eight cases of attempted extortion of money came to the...
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People over 65 living in cities feel healthier than rural counterparts
People aged over 65 who live in cities tend to feel they have better health than their age group as a whole, with the share...
A gap in the market: retirement communities
Organised retirement communities have long been established in America and then in Europe. We are seeing a trend in construction of such complexes, such as...
‘Elderly patient sent from hospital to care home in only a sheet’
Additional complaints regarding elder neglect by hospital staff have been brought to light by the care-home owners association on Friday including the case of woman...
Problems remain for low-income pensioners despite new year amendments
Thousands of low-income pensioners struggling to make ends meet over the Christmas period will from January 1, 2023 be able to apply for a new...
Some care homes stuck in Covid pandemic regulations
Christmas is looming but for some of us this won’t be the most wonderful time of the year How much can you actually say in...
More specialised, at-home care needed for the elderly says draft report
Cyprus does not have enough trained professionals specialising in elderly care and treatment, the health ministry’s technical committee on old age said on Tuesday after...
Our View: The government’s nonsensical plans to help the elderly in their plight
A lot has been written and said lately about the plight of the elderly in Cyprus. Perhaps it has something to do with presidential electioneering....
‘Government needs to do more to support the elderly’
Abuse and neglect of the elderly at home is a bigger problem than at care homes, spokesman for the Third Age Obervatory Dimos Antoniou said...
Coordination necessary to help the elderly, say lawmakers
The difficulties faced by the elderly, and the need to make it easier for them to access the services they need to live an independent...
