Elderly

Her grandchildren, Keren and Guy Gourfil, said that their grandmother was "an extraordinary, hardworking, and purposeful woman."

Women comprise about 88 percent of the centenarian cohort, numbering 87,784, while men total 11,979, health ministry figures show.

New research suggests that, through images, popular media too often characterizes older adults as “dependent rather than productive members of society," arguing that these images construct reality.

A groundbreaking Israeli social initiative that combines art and wood carving with community and psychological support.

With an optimistic, compassionate vision, a 237-year-old charity is ensuring that Israel’s seniors are not alone

While historical texts from the fifth and sixth centuries mention nursing homes, this is the first time a clear, physical artifact has been found that can be directly linked to them.

The Orenstein Project fights hunger in Israel, fulfilling Henry Orenstein’s vision that no child or elderly person in the Jewish state is left behind.

The elderly are not on the sidelines of society; they are its core.

Discover how coordination exercises could slow aging by improving organ communication, according to new research.