Elder

Elder refers to older adults, typically those of retirement age or beyond, often discussed in demographic and social contexts. It can also describe familial relationships, such as elderly in-laws.

Why it’s in the news: Elder is in the news due to demographic shifts in Japan, emerging care trends in China, and a high-profile violent crime involving elderly family members in the United States.

Latest on Elder

• When the carer has dementia too: Japan turns to physical AI to rescue eldercare
• Elderly man found dead, wife hospitalised after smell reported at Hong Kong flat
• Elderly outnumber children in nearly all Japan prefectures
• Young Chinese hire ‘life stand-ins’ to cook and care for elderly parents amid booming trend
• Meet the DINKWADs, HENRYs and Elder Millennials Spending Their Own Way
• Elderly in-laws arrested in California shooting death of New York Times employee

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