Tag: elderly
Heat-related deaths surged during sizzling hot summer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A scorching Costa Blanca summer brought an almost three-fold rise in deaths caused by high temperatures.
Madrid's Carlos III Health Institute says that 238 people...
WATCH: Elderly British man rescued in Spain after falling off Costa Blanca cliff
TWO brothers answered a plea for help after an elderly British man fell off a Costa Blanca cliff path into the water.
Aitor and David...
Pilot scheme designed to improve quality of life for elderly launched in Spain’s Valencia
A PILOT scheme aimed at offering specialist support to improve the quality of life for the elderly has been launched across the city of...
Over 50% of people in Spain have been jabbed with a Covid-19 booster shot
OVER half of Spain's eligible population has now received a Covid-19 vaccine booster.
Health Ministry figures on Friday show that 24.5 million third shots have...
Thieves book home visits to disinfect Covid-infected mattresses in Alicante area of Spain
CONMEN posing as Valencian government employees have been contacting elderly residents in Petrer to make appointments to disinfect their mattresses.
The scammers have been cold-calling...
Near-perfect immunity response among the elderly to Covid vaccines in Spain’s Valencia region
NEARLY every single person among the elderly community in the Valencian region has shown immunity to Coronavirus three months after vaccination.
And studies reveal that...
Group posing as Red Cross workers robbing from elderly are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GANG of four thieves that stole from the elderly in their own homes has been arrested by Alicante Guardia Civil.
The group, three women...
WARNING: Thief robs €1,000 from retired British expat using THIS simple cash machine scam that ‘targets elderly’ on Spain’s...
"I blame Unicaja for being too slow and the police for – from the sound of it – doing nothing"
Elderly British hiker dies in cliff fall after getting separated from group in southern Spain
An investigation is now underway and the results of a post-mortem are expected today
Spain slammed after new report finds 100,000 people with disabilities are trapped at home
Research found that more than 1.8 million of those surveyed needed help to be able to leave their home, with those without support condemned to stay inside
In Spain’s Malaga 60,000 elderly people live alone, 70% of whom are women, according to new data
In Spain as a whole last year, 4,732,400 of people lived alone, 43.1% of whom are over 65, while 72% of that group are women
CLOSE CURTAIN CALL: Costa del Sol pensioner cheats death as curtain stops bullet in ‘submachine gun’ shootout
A WOMAN in Malaga has cheated death after her curtain stopped a bullet in a New Year's Day gun battle.
Paquita, a 79-year-old widow, was...
90-year-old woman killed by youth on his phone becomes Spain’s first electric scooter death
After the woman fell down and hit her head on the pavement she was rushed to the Moisès Broggi Hospital in a critical condition, where she died days later
GOOD BOY: Lost 80-year-old man rescued after service dog discovers him lying on ground ‘weak’ in Marbella forest
The elderly man had been lost in the forest for nine hours when the dog found him
MISSING: British tourist with Alzheimer’s not seen for three days after disappearing in Benidorm
The Guardia Civil has issued an urgent plea on social media to find Norah Garret
86-year-old man arrested in Andalucia for sexually harassing sick wife’s carer
The social carer has needed medical help since the elderly man made sexual advances towards her
Elderly man’s carer in Malaga drugged him to steal €95,000 over six years
Police found boxes of sleep-inducing medicines in the victim's home for which he had no prescription
Expats should be able to care for elderly in UK
Let’s face it, It’s such a challenging job that many back in Britain quite simply won’t consider it
Anger erupts in UK as probe ‘reveals unqualified Malaga expats flying back to UK for highly paid two week...
Pensioners are receiving the most intimate care from virtual strangers
Spain’s first gay and lesbian elderly care home will open next year
The December 26 LGTB foundation has masterminded the project
Increasing numbers of younger Britons opting for port over sherry
Younger British audiences are being more and more attracted by port, with sherry still very much associated with the elderly
Body found on Estepona beach
Pensioner got into difficulty after going for regular morning swim
Elderly Danish couple found dead in Torrox named
The bodies of Clemens Vilhelm, 78, and Jytte Houen, 73, had been lying for at least 10 days
Elderly Danish couple found dead in Torrox flat
The bodies were discovered back to back on the living room floor in an advanced state of decomposition
Peace of mind for expat pensioners
New monitoring system to check on vulnerable people developed by two Malaga companies
Care home exodus
Residents of controversial Jacaranda home relocate to new ‘secret’ property
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Spanish pharmacies report long delays in hundreds of medications amid Europe drug shortage
Spanish pharmacies have reported long delays in hundreds of different kinds of medication as Europe grapples with a drug shortage.
Spanish pharmacies had a hard...
