http://del.icio.us/iahsa http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10521746 NEW ZEALAND: Nobody wants to grow old alone. But oceans away from the family-based culture they grew up with, many of Auckland's elderly Sri Lankans do. iahsa 2008-07-18T14:15:08Z NewZealand SriLanka ageing culture elderly http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/Now_couples_pay_monthly_rental_cheques_to_elderly_parents/articleshow/msid-3232495,curpg-1.cms INDIA: On the fourth of every month, Sanjay Uchil deviates slightly from his every day routine. He writes a cheque for Rs. 15,000, puts it in front of the idol of his family goddess, and slips out to work before his parents wake up. For 13 years, it has iahsa 2008-07-15T14:48:20Z India children culture elderly finance money parents tradition http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10520154 NEW ZEALAND: Iutita Esekielu is good with money. The Auckland High Court worker and single mother saves regularly and is already putting money aside for her two children's future. But good money management alone might not assure her a comfortable old age. iahsa 2008-07-14T12:55:36Z NewZealand ageing parents retirement women workforce http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/02/europe/EU-Aging-Eastern-Europe.php EUROPE: Countries in eastern Europe will have to open up to new waves of immigrants to prevent their economies being hobbled by labor shortages caused by rapidly aging populations, a senior World Bank economist warned Wednesday. iahsa 2008-07-08T12:45:12Z EasternEurope Europe aging demographics elderly labor population workforce http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7472140.stm JAPAN: Each day Matsu Yamazaki steps out of her small house in a Tokyo suburb to walk through busy streets to work at her family's grocery shop. It would be unremarkable but for the fact she is 103 years old. iahsa 2008-07-03T15:14:23Z Japan ageing elderly finance pensioner population http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&id=13828 IRELAND: The organisation representing nursing homes in Ireland has expressed concern that funding allocated to the Fair Deal scheme could be diverted as part of cost containment measures by the HSE. iahsa 2008-07-03T14:53:03Z Ireland funding government nursinghomes http://business.theage.com.au/housing-crisis-will-hit-elderly-the-hardest-20080630-2zgk.html AUSTRALIA: The problem is exacerbated for older Australians, people with a disability, or anyone trying to balance a budget with a pension as their only means of income. iahsa 2008-07-03T14:48:10Z Australia ageing disabled elderly finance government housing http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/My%2BMoney/Story/A1Story20080627-73309.html SINGAPORE: Singapore may suffer the most among Asian economies from an ageing population, with the average growth in economic output falling more than 40 per cent over the next 25 years. A new research report from Swiss banking giant UBS found that the R iahsa 2008-06-30T15:33:49Z Singapore ageing economy elderly population research http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23934539-23289,00.html Australia: The Government will today announce funding for 228 new transitional care places, which will help about 1700 people leave public hospital beds each year. iahsa 2008-06-30T15:20:06Z Australia care elderly funding government hospital nursinghomes transition http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2219905/ec-fund-technology-elderly European Union: Companies are to receive European funding to develop technology that helps older people continue living independently at home. iahsa 2008-06-30T13:47:41Z EuropeanUnion company elderly funding independent life technology http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/25/stories/2008062556061600.htm European Union: European Union (E.U.) member-States have agreed to develop innovative digital products and services to improve the lives of older people at home, in the workplace and in society in general. iahsa 2008-06-30T13:40:55Z EuropeanUnion elderly services technology workforce http://news.scotsman.com/health/Turn-on-the-light-to.4191054.jp SCOTLAND: Scotland is facing a mental health timebomb which will stretch the NHS to the full, but is enough being done now to defuse it? iahsa 2008-06-19T12:45:12Z Scotland ageing care dementia demographics health http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=93188 LEBANON: Originally established as a center for elderly Palestinian women, the facility has now become a place of sanctuary for refugees of all ages. "We are open to people of all ages. But we offer the most assistance to the most needy, and particularly iahsa 2008-06-19T12:42:16Z Lebanon Palestine care caregivers elderly housing population refugee http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/newslink/?ref=1213628561 United Kingdom: Researchers at Newcastle University suggest a much more positive approach is required towards the UK’s ageing rural population. The authors of the report ‘Planning for the Ageing Countryside in Britain and Japan: City Regions and the iahsa 2008-06-17T18:39:58Z UK aging demographics elderly population research rural http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/12/2272086.htm?section=australia AUSTRALIA: A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found older people are spending longer in aged care facilities and need a higher level of attention, partly because so many of them have dementia. iahsa 2008-06-17T17:33:24Z Australia ageing care dementia elderly facilities housing research http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7445369.stm UNITED KINGDOM: The government plans to double the amount of respite care for people who look after frail and disabled relatives in England, the BBC has learned. iahsa 2008-06-17T17:19:45Z UK care caregivers elderly finance government http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-06/05/content_6736474.htm CHINA: Zhan Yingmei, 71, and her 73-year-old husband Yi Jianyong used to lead a tranquil life in the mountainous village of Bayi in Qingchuan county, Sichuan province. But all that changed on May 12, when the earthquake destroyed their house, farmland iahsa 2008-06-09T18:47:07Z ageing china disaster elderly government http://www.albertaindex.com/content/view/497/1/ CANADA: he Alberta government has established a Demographic Planning Commission to prepare the province to deal with issues and needs related to an ageing population. The commission will develop an Ageing Population Policy Framework that will guide gover iahsa 2008-06-09T18:08:50Z Canada agedcare ageing demographics government population research services http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2008/06/07/passisted107.xml UNITED KINGDOM: Goodbye, threadbare care homes and the smell of boiling cabbage. Hello, assisted living, says William Little. Happily, this old-age stereotype is no longer the only option - and it is being exploded fast, according to people who are today iahsa 2008-06-09T18:03:43Z UK ageing assisted-living care health homes housing http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2008/06/03/article/KPPHJWTJBQ.html AUSTRALIA: A group of researchers are embarking on a three-year study that aims to make it easier for older people to stay active in the community. iahsa 2008-06-09T14:24:28Z Australia active ageing community research study http://www.news-medical.net/?id=38679 THE NETHERLANDS: Countries in the European Union with fully funded pension schemes, such as the Netherlands, will in the long term bear part of the burden of an ageing population in countries operating a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system. iahsa 2008-06-03T14:37:53Z Netherlands ageing finance government pensions population http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/may/25/longtermcare.health UNITED KINGDOM: Almost a million people in England will have dementia within a generation and the bill for dealing with the disease will rise to £35bn a year, a major new study reveals. iahsa 2008-05-27T15:52:05Z UK dementia elderly finance government http://www.bjhcim.co.uk/news/2008/n805028.htm UNITED KINGDOM: A Victorian terraced house in West Bromwich in the English midlands has been unveiled as the future of healthcare and sustainable living. Called the i-House, it incorporates healthcare technology, access-focused building design concepts, s iahsa 2008-05-27T15:49:46Z Design UK elderly healthcare housing technology http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Ageing_population_is_financial_time_bomb.html?siteSect=105&sid=9116370&cKey=1211373629000&ty=st SWITZERLAND: Switzerland's finance ministry is warning that the country's ageing population will put financial resources under increasing strain as more and more people retire. iahsa 2008-05-27T15:14:37Z Switzerland ageing elderly finance government population http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmjqwB72q_-XJXrsIFcoenFFfmbgD90PEIPG2 JAPAN: The number of elderly in Japan hit a record high of more than 27 million in 2007, the government reported Tuesday, warning of an imminent pension crisis as the country rapidly ages. iahsa 2008-05-27T15:02:26Z Japan ageing crisis demographics elderly government pensions http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7410034.stm UNITED KINGDOM: Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has been appointed a "dignity ambassador" in a government campaign to encourage more respect for older people in care. iahsa 2008-05-27T14:50:02Z UK ageing care government old respect http://www.independent.ie/health/lastest-news/bed-crisis-hits-alzheimerrsquos-patient-care-1368843.html IRELAND: Nursing homes are being forced to take in a growing number of elderly Alzheimer’s and dementia victims because of bed shortages in psychiatric hospitals, it has been claimed. iahsa 2008-05-12T13:47:57Z Alzheimer's Ireland elderly hospital nursinghomes http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080509TDY04302.htm JAPAN: The realization of a society in which people can continue to work regardless of their age was a goal set by the government two years ago this month. iahsa 2008-05-12T13:38:12Z Japan elderly employment workforce http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1933423/Ofcom-predicts-health-monitor-microchips-for-the-elderly.html UNITED KINGDOM: Elderly people could in the future be fitted with microchips so that their doctor can monitor their health from miles away, according to a study by the communications watchdog. iahsa 2008-05-08T13:41:55Z UK ageing care elderly health technology http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/420546 CANADA: Paul Williams calls himself "a professional cynic" who is savouring a rare burst of hope. Williams, a health policy professor at the University of Toronto, has spent the past 20 years trying to convince politicians, bureaucrats and medical author iahsa 2008-05-05T13:07:16Z Canada ageing care health homecare hospital housing seniorcitizen http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/body_health/story.html?id=d97ec011-a557-4e22-be6b-5caec85de24b JAPAN: Equipped with devices such as a misplaced goods detector and a beeping pill case, a model house near Tokyo shows that a little bit of technology can help dementia patients live more independently. iahsa 2008-05-05T13:01:22Z Japan care dementia health technology