Seniors in a Brooklyn assisted living facility are finally receiving their settlement money from a prominent developer, DNAinfo reported. Hayma Deitsch, a real estate developer who is turning Prospect Park Residence, on Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, into luxury apartments, completed the payment of $3.35 million to five elderly women who refused to leave their…
Sex among the elderly is slowly losing some of its stigma as more nursing homes amend their policies to welcome romantic relationships among residents. The Hebrew Home at Riverdale actively encourages romantic relationships with a dating service called G-Date (short for Grandparent Date) and Senior Prom that aim to get bubbe (or zayde) a hook…
JERUSALEM — Thousands of elderly Israelis give up food, medicine or heating because they cannot afford to pay for them, a new survey found. Some 18 percent of Israeli elderly go without home heating and about 20 percent give up basic goods in order to pay for heating, according to the study released this week…
Each day, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65. This is a generation that redefined tradition and prided itself on the anthem “sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll.” Yet, the ignorance, prejudice and silence about sex and sexuality we fought so hard to upend are still alive and kicking as we age. As soon as you add…
When Deirdre Fishel, a New York City-based Jewish filmmaker, watched her 85-year-old mother’s struggle with living alone, she wanted to help. What started as a simple search for a home heath aide unfolded into a two-year intensive examination of the elder care system — all through the lens of her upcoming documentary, “Care”. The film,…
The gold marquee extending over the entrance of the 14-story apartment building says “B’nai B’rith Apartments.” But beyond that, a colored cardboard Star of David on the sliding glass doors is pretty much the only reminder that this building is a senior housing facility built by the Jewish community. Inside the building, dusty plastic Christmas…
Growing old doesn’t mean you can’t bust a move. Watch these residents of Belvedere Assisted Living Facility stick it to the Man (in this case, the nursing home staff) in an amazing rendition of The Beastie Boys’ “Fight For Your Right To Party.” Bling, booze and walkers — it’s got it all. May we all be…
Illustration by Lior Zaltzman Some Grandmas play bridge, mahjong, or golf. I play eHarmony, JDate, and Match.com. In the past two years, I’ve corresponded with shrinks, rabbis, and a man who mentioned he has to be catheterized three times a day, but was very loving. It used to be women of a certain age, the…
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