Elderly News

May 15, 2013 - Hermitage Gardens' residents Clyde McGee takes aim at a number of targets during a morning of paint ball.

It is understood that the 62-year-man whose body lay in a sheltered housing flat for five weeks did not avail of a liaison service offered by Dublin City Council.

A senior citizen has been charged with animal cruelty after investigators say she captured a neighbor's cat and stuffed it in a small cooler.

A call from someone posing as a distressed grandchild needing emergency cash. An unannounced visit from men claiming they can repave a driveway at a discount.

SPLASH Gordon is coming soon. Beginning Thursday, August 1st and concluding Saturday, August 3rd local churches will begin to SPLASH Gordon County.

The Nantucket Council on Aging has named Sara Johnsen and Francis Pease its 2013 Senior Citizens of the Year for their positive impact on the island's elderly community and uplifting presence on a yearly basis.

Medical devices such as the Libris can connect to Bluetooth sensors to manage chronic conditions, and the market will expand to younger users, according to Numera.

Shooter of Elderly Neighbor IDs Himself The killer of an 89-year-old neighbor of the man involved in a shootout with police at a Warminster apartment complex in February has ide... President Tells Brad Fox Story During Washington Ceremony Fallen Plymouth Township Police Officer Bradley Fox, who grew up in Warminster and graduated from William ... (more)

IT beggars belief that the latest benefits review may see the end of free prescriptions for people over 60 years of age.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Spokane Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating an elderly male with extreme dementia who walked away from the House of Charity, 32 W. Pacific Ave.

Booths lined the walls of the Pister Garrison Civic Center in downtown Lufkin as part of the annual Mayfest celebration, all wanting to help East Texas' most valuable residents; senior citizens.

For years, numerous Jamaican fraudsters have conned mostly elderly Americans out of their retirement savings by promising that they've won millions in an international lottery but they need to wire a payment to cover taxes.

If you have a bad day at Plymouth Place retirement community , you're liable to find a fresh-baked batch of cookies at your door.

A meeting between families of residents of Slievemore House in Derry and the north's Health Minister has been welcomed in the city.

Historically, an open-air train ride has been a central part of the Zoo experience, but no rides have been available since the June 2009 train crash.

Marietta Police are asking for the public's help to find 88-year-old William Kemp Hall.

Hardware and software vendors are foolish to ignore the needs of the growing population of older computer and information technology users, the so-called "silver surfers". US researchers offer convincing evidence in a monograph to be published in the International Journal of Intercultural Information Management that from the business perspective, ... (more)

Massive changes in the social care system have helped a Doncaster firm embark on a recruitment drive that will more than double its workforce.

The 10th annual award for Elderly Service Officer of the Year will be presented by Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office at the 17th annual Illinois TRIAD Conference Sept.

An alert bank teller helped police catch a man suspected of preying on an elderly person.