Beijing: new policies for childless parents
In China, children generally insure the financial cost and care of their older parents. What about parents who don’t have children anymore? How are they supposed to pay for all their healthcare costs?
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HelpAge: working together for a better care of the elderly
The world is ageing. Those demographic changes present many challenges, but also opportunities. Silver Economy ought to give the rights answers regarding the respect and wellbeing of the 60+. HelpAge Asia and the European Union’s collaboration is a concrete example of what Silver Economy is, that is working together for a better care of the
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USA: What happens if you mix a retirement home with a preschool?
Traditionally, when extended families lived together, the elders would look after their grandchildren, while parents went off to work. It seems that the best solutions often come from the past, at least, in the case of a retirement home, in Seattle. Indeed, at Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle put a preschool within a nursing
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Heat Wave: summer is coming… and with it, sunny days!
Everyone has been waiting for this beautiful season that rhymes with holidays, sun, beach, parties, sunbathing… However, we shouldn’t forget some practical advice about summer and mostly heat waves which could cause some health problems.
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Infographics: Ageing Asia
When speaking about the new demographic tendency of ageing population, Japan tends to take the lead as it is the oldest country in the world. However, the whole Asian continent is affected by this process.