Senior citizens deserve a decent life: Elizabeth Tsvangirai

Better life expectancy and financial independence have spawned a new breed of senior citizens such as the Nairs who are happy to live in retirement homes instead of dealing with the isolation and hassles of independent homes. With attitudes changing, many ...

Residents of Diego Martin, especially senior citizens, are very scared that their homes and lives would again be threatened by flooding with the onset of the rainy season. Last August 10, several metres of water resulted in flooding, mud slides, ...

There is a store room, kitchen, two general wards for males and females and some separate rooms at the centre PUNE: At the foothills of the Sinhgad Fort in village Donje, Sevadham, a caretaker unit for senior citizens and mentally challenged persons ...

Macdelina Cerejo lives with her son and daughter-in-law. She was alone when the incident happened. A 66-year-old Naigaon resident was robbed of gold and cash when she was alone at home on Sunday. Macdelina Cerejo lives with her son and ...

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Every morning, 66-year-old Maya Devi Dawn likes to go for a walk. She has chosen to live 20km away from the hustle and bustle of Dhanbad at Lal Mani Bridha Sevashram in the serene locales of Tundi. After the walk she tends to plants in the garden attached to ...

NEW DELHI: Lakshmi Devi, a senior citizen, had exhausted almost all her options. The 69-year-old had been dispossessed of her property and a complaint to the cops drew a blank. As a last resort, she approached an NGO on Monday to lodge a complaint ...

Antara Senior Living, part of diversified Max India Group, will develop a sprawling residential facility at Dehradun for rich senior citizens entailing an investment of Rs 550 crore. The state-of-the-art facility for people of 60 years and above ...

Kusum Gokarn, 77, shifted into a society built specially for senior citizens in 2006. After her husband passed away in 2010, she now lives alone in a two-BHK 'independent living' flat. On days when she doesn't wish to cook, she informs the society mess, which provides food at subsidised rates. After she completes her household chores, she spends time at the library and, occasionally, visits a physiotherapist who pays regular visits to the housing society. The society also provides ...