How South Korea Uses A.I. to Check on Its Elderly
In the world’s fastest aging society, artificial intelligence is being used to make care calls to older adults who live alone and to fight dementia.
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Aging in Place: How Technology Might Help You Grow Old at Home
The budding field is turning dreams into reality for older adults who are eager to age in place, filling caregiving gaps and easing minds as America ages rapidly.
In Rural Ukraine, Basic Health Care Is a Casualty of War
Elderly people in isolated villages are going without medicine. One woman said she hadn’t seen a doctor in four years.
With Cheap Tickets and Lax Etiquette, a Theater Builds an Older Fan Base
The Hollywood Classic cinema in Seoul is popular in a country where 70-year-olds now outnumber people in their 20s.
Working Past 100? In Japan, Some People Never Quit.
We met five remarkable people who’ve lived for more than a century and have yet to retire. For them, a working life is a richer one.
When Caregiving Makes Women Ill
Eastern Europeans have migrated in droves to take care of Italy’s aged and infirm. Then they started getting sick, with an ailment dubbed ‘Italy syndrome.’
Russian Bomb Hits Crowd of Retirees, Killing at Least 23, Ukraine Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the strike on older people picking up their pensions should prompt a global response.
As Heat Waves Intensify, Paris Plans for Record Temperatures
City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare.
Dangerous Heat Grips Much of Europe, With More to Come
A punishing heat wave broke records in southern Europe and hasn’t peaked yet in some places, prompting warnings to residents, employers and tourists to alter their habits.
Belgian Nonprofit Papy Boom Is Helping Retirement-Home Residents Hit the Clubs
A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors.