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UK STATE PENSIONS RANKED THE WORST IN THE DEVELOPED WORLDA
The British state pension is now worst in the developed world as it has fallen below Mexico and Chile, data shows... READ MORE›
THE GROWING ECONOMIC POWER OF OLDER WOMEN
We talk to consumer forecaster, Shari Swan, as to why the business world continues to ignore this trend at its peril... READ MORE›
UK AND US 'MUST LEARN FROM POOR COUNTRIES' TO SOLVE AGEING CRISIS
In just four years, what began with five older people associations has mushroomed into hundreds of such self-sustaining entities... READ MORE›
BABY BOOMERS WARNED OVER DRINKING AS ALCOHOL-LINKED DEATHS IN OVER-50S SOAR
The number of alcohol-specific deaths in people aged 50 and over has risen 45 percent since 2001, prompting fresh warnings about excessive drinking among baby boomers... READ MORE›
ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY MOSTLY USED ON WOMEN AND OLDER PEOPLE, SAYS STUDY
The use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat serious mental health problems is more prevalent in women and older individuals, researchers have found... READ MORE›
OUTNUMBERED BY 'GRAY VOTERS,' GERMANY'S YOUNGER GENERATIONS WORRY INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE IS AT RISK
Former president Roman Herzog had already warned in 2008 against a pensioner democracy, which would be condemned to a slow death... READ MORE›
CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL TO REVISIT AIR CANADA RETIREMENT AGE ISSUE
The issue of retirement age for Air Canada pilots has come up both at the tribunal and in federal court numerous times in the past decade... READ MORE›
DEATHS OF 11 ELDERLY AND MEDICALLY FRAGILE PATIENTS IN CARE HOMES ROCK FLORIDA
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - Inside a sweltering nursing home, a crisis unfolded Wednesday as 150 centers across Florida still lacked power days after Hurricane Irma ravaged the state... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Ageing
HALF A MILLION OLDER PEOPLE SPEND EVERY DAY ALONE, POLL SHOWS
Age UK, which commissioned the research, said the results highlighted a growing number of chronically lonely older people, which was placing increasing demand on health services... READ MORE›
HEALTH CARE COSTS HERE'S WHAT THE U.S. COULD LEARN FROM SINGAPORE'S PLAN FOR AGING WORKERS
Singapore's largest supermarket chain, NTUC Fairprice, has also focused on employing older workers, with roughly half of its employees aged 50 or over... READ MORE›
WORLD'S 'OLDEST MAN' DIES AT THE AGE OF 146 IN INDONESIA
Sodimejo had been preparing for his death since he was 122 and a gravestone was made for him in 1992 -- 24 years ago... READ MORE›
'NO ONE TELLS YOU WHAT OLD AGE IS LIKE. I DON'T CARE ABOUT RAISING HELL'
Miriam Margolyes 'No one tells you what old age is like. I don't care about raising hell'... READ MORE›
13,000 PENSIONERS COULD BE FORCED INTO CARE HOMES AGAINST THEIR WILLA
Thousands of pensioners could be forced into care homes against their will under secret NHS cost cutting plans... READ MORE›
FOR 'GEAR-SHIFTING' BABY BOOM GENERATION, RETIREMENT MEANS REDEFINING WORK, NOT STOPPING IT
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick share the honour of having the oldest populations in the country... READ MORE›
CARE CUTS 'LEAVE OLD HIGH AND DRY'
Hundreds of thousands of older people who need social care are being left high and dry... READ MORE›
BABY BOOMERS' DRINK AND DRUG MISUSE NEEDS URGENT ACTION, WARN EXPERTS
By 2020 the number of people receiving treatment for substance misuse problems are expected to double in Europe, and treble in the US, among those aged over 50... READ MORE›
NINE PEOPLE CHOKE TO DEATH EATING MOCHI RICE CAKES IN JAPAN
Every year, Japan's emergency services warn people to cut the mochi into bite-size pieces before serving them to young children or elderly relatives... READ MORE›
ELDERLY PEOPLE WARNED OVER ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Experts warned that GPs were less attuned to drinking problems among elderly people... READ MORE›
THREE-QUARTERS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN THE UK ARE LONELY, SURVEY FINDS
We all need to act and encourage older people to freely talk about their loneliness, they said... READ MORE›
TRUMPCARE HAS SENIORS RETHINKING EARLY RETIREMENT
Nevertheless, millions of older Americans face a gap in health coverage between the time they stop working and when they become eligible for Medicare... READ MORE›
COULD THIS BE THE WORLDS OLDEST CAT?A
Meet Nutmeg Could this be the worlds oldest cat?A... READ MORE›
WORLD AIDS DAY TO BE MARKED AROUND WORLD
Ahead of World Aids Day, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) urged for more investment and access to treatment for children... READ MORE›
WORLDS OLDEST DOG? MAGGIE THE KELPIE DIES AGED 30
Owner Brian McLaren, a dairy farmer in Woolsthorp, Victoria, confirmed the news to The Weekly Times ... READ MORE›
HOW OVER-50S ARE CHANGING PATTERNS OF WORKING LIFE
Encore careers offer a bonus not least in the power to shift ageing from a problem to part of a solution... READ MORE›
NHS CRISIS GROWS AS YOUNG BRITONS TURN THEIR BACKS ON FAMILY DOCTORS
Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, said failure to treat younger people outside hospital would add to the financial pressures on the NHS... READ MORE›
FAMILY CHARGED WITH FLAT FIRE MURDE
Amy Smith 17 and her six-month-old daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt died along with Ed Green also 17 in Langley Mill Derbyshire on Sunday... READ MORE›
ISTANBUL SUICIDE BOMBER 'REGISTERED AS A REFUGEE A WEEK BEFORE ATTACK'
Only one person was arrested in direct connection with Tuesday's attack, which killed 10 German tourists and wounded another 15 people... READ MORE›
MEET THE YOUNGSTERS HELPING SOLVE JAPAN'S CAREGIVING CRISIS. LIKE KUNIO ODAIRA, 72.
Kunio Odaira, 72, started working at the Cross Heart nursing home in Yokohama, Japan, after retiring from his job in sales at an auto parts maker... READ MORE›
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT OUR AGEING POPULATION
If you're an older person or work with older people, you can share your thoughts by filling in the form below... READ MORE›
'AT LEAST FIVE INJURED' AFTER INCIDENT IN MONTERREY
Five people have been injured in a shooting at the private Northeastern American College in Monterrey, northern Mexico... READ MORE›
FEW FEEL OLDER PEOPLE IN THE UK HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, SURVEY FINDS
In the process such projects can also demonstrate the cross-generational support that will help society manage an ageing population... READ MORE›
THE BEST AND WORST COUNTRIES FOR PEOPLE 60 AND OLDER
Australia's overall ranking of 17th out of 96 countries masks an alarmingly high rate of poverty among older Australians according to the report's methodology... READ MORE›
AMERICA IS AGING IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Housing is doing its part, too, in contributing to the aging of America's capital stock... READ MORE›
PLUMBERS AND HEATING ENGINEERS 'SHOULD SOUND ALARM ON FREEZING HOMES'
Hidden army of non-health workers, including meter installers, could cut winter deaths toll by alerting authorities to dangerously cold homes, say NHS guidelines... READ MORE›
ADORED BY TEENS, SNAPCHAT IS GETTING POPULAR WITH THEIR PARENTS
Snapchat, the photo-sharing mobile app known for these filters, is gaining older users... READ MORE›
JAPANESE DISTILLERY SUNTORY IS SENDING THE WORLD'S BEST WHISKY INTO SPACE TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF ZERO GRAVITY ON AGEING
The company's initial research suggests that ageing whisky in an environment where convection is repressed increases 'mellowness' Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith is a freelance reporter... READ MORE›
THANKS TO 'REJUVENATION,' DEFINITION OF ELDERLY SHOULD GO UP 10 YEARS, JAPANESE RESEARCHERS SAY
It also left many young people worried that seniors will never leave the workforce, threatening their career prospects... READ MORE›
TELL US ABOUT THE STATE OF SOCIAL CARE IN ENGLAND
We would like to hear your stories of the state of social care in England... READ MORE›