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Netflix’s ‘I Care a Lot’ paints the plight of the elderly but gives no solution

Care facilities for the elderly and infirm are notorious for being understaffed, ill-equipped, and lonely. And throughout the months battered by Covid-19, these problems have only grown. We’ve read of old folks dying alone, surrounded by health workers in protective gear rather than loved ones. Meanwhile, New York’s Covid-19 nursing home scandal has grown so […]

by Sophia Martinson Mar 8, 2021Mar 9, 2021 / 3 mins /

Asian countries do aged care differently. Here’s what we can learn from Singapore

by Angelique Chan Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020 / 4 mins /

Not mentioned in Cuomo’s coronavirus book: how many nursing home residents died in New York

by Joe Sexton Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020 / 4 mins /

The tragedy of Covid urges us to rethink the ethics of ageing

by Tania Moerenhout Sep 18, 2020Sep 17, 2020 / 4 mins /

Most of us don’t want to end up in a nursing home. What are we going to do about it?

by Carolyn Moynihan Aug 25, 2020Sep 3, 2020 / 6 mins /

The lethal collision of two pandemics: Covid-19 and ageism

by Margaret Somerville Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020 / 8 mins /

After tens of thousands of Covid care home deaths, have we learned to care about the elderly?

by Ann Farmer Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020 / 4 mins /

Old Lives Matter, too

by Michael Cook Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020 / 3 mins /

The Covid nursing home scandal – what happened to the right to life?

by Arthur Goldberg May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 / 5 mins /

The Covid-19 nursing home nightmare

by Howard Gleckman Apr 17, 2020Jun 8, 2020 / 3 mins /

What happened when we introduced 4-year-olds to an old people’s home

by Malcolm Johnson Aug 22, 2017May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Video: Preschool meets nursing homes

by Tamara El-Rahi Jun 17, 2015May 1, 2020 / < 1 min /

Nursing home offers rent-free accommodation for uni students

by Tamara El-Rahi Apr 15, 2015May 1, 2020 / 2 mins /

Don’t like nursing homes? The Dutch have a solution for you

by Paul Russell Aug 28, 2014May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Snapshot of a gay future

by Michael Cook Aug 3, 2009Nov 27, 2019 / 2 mins /