Senior citizen

After losing my son to terror, I started dancing at 70 to learn how to live again

When I landed in the hospital for an operation on my colon, my doctor said, “No more grief. You need to do things that are fun.”

A dancer rehearsing ahead of a performance.
'Ad 120' network launches a new complex in Modi'in.

‘Ad 120’ – From an assisted living network to a network of luxury longevity residential complexes

The path back to ourselves.

Healing overloaded minds: How Israel's prolonged war is affecting memory, concentration

VOLUNTEERS PRESENT food packages to elderly people in Tel Aviv last year. The pleasure of giving often feels different from the fleeting rush of acquiring something for ourselves, the writer notes.

Caring the elderly: United Hatzalah’s "Ten Kavod" initiative


They deserve it: The exciting future of senior living homes

A glimpse into the new senior living communities and day centers for the elderly currently being planned and built in Israel reveals that they are more luxurious and well-designed than ever before.

 Park Ayalon Project, Auerbach Halevy Architecture

Israeli company AviaHome develops program allowing seniors to remain home while receiving support

The platform’s user-friendly app connects seniors to a vibrant community, allowing them to participate in social gatherings, concerts, and outdoor activities with just a touch of a button.

 GOOD NEWS for the city’s seniors (Illustrative).

Modern environment & innovative design in senior housing

If in the past sheltered housing was generic, today it's a key criterion for seniors. Vered Gindi: "Tenants seek modernity with accessibility in new living experiences."

  up to 120, Modi'in branch

Increases in life expectancy, later retirement could explain the shift in public perception

When do people think that ‘old age’ begins?

Elderly Israelis sit in a designated protected space in a senior citizens home in Jerusalem, June 2, 2009, as a siren is sounded during a nationwide civil defense drill simulating a rocket attack.

Enhancing life: Smart solutions for seniors' independence

From smart technology to daily aids, here's how innovation is reshaping life for seniors and fostering independence.

  Beyond beauty, order, and cleanliness, there should also be items that enable you a quality of life. Design: Tzvia Kaziof

Israel Institute for Occupational Safety marks International Older Persons Day

Hiring mature people can be a boon to employers if they are taken care of properly according to needs.

 Two young women in working in the office along with an older man.

The reverse mortgage option 

Using one’s real estate assets to increase one’s monthly pension.

 Oded Malcha

Volunteers help Holocaust survivor visit beach for first time in years

Ten Kavod focuses on providing preventative health care and support to elderly individuals and Holocaust survivors like the homebound 81-year-old Mina Kozlanko.

 United Hatzalah Ten Kavod volunteers with Mina (2nd from left) on the beach.

Playing with preschoolers could improve the mental wellbeing of retirement-home residents

A new study shows that interactions between children and the elderly can improve the mental health of senior citizens.

Senior woman hugging a young child

One in five elderly Israelis needs social benefits, National Insurance finds

More than a million senior citizens receive a pension and still over 205,000 recipients need supplementary income.

Are we adequetly caring for our senior citizens?