The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elderly-israelis/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png elderly Israelis | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elderly-israelis/ 32 32 Survey: Technological and other gaps leave more Holocaust survivors forgoing medical care https://www.timesofisrael.com/survey-technological-and-other-gaps-leave-more-holocaust-survivors-forgoing-medical-care/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:35:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3742290 CEO of nonprofit LeMa’anam says 28% of Israel's 110,000 survivors are housebound and have difficulty coordinating and reaching services, compounded by Israel's digital transition

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]]> As Israelis live longer, older Arabs, single women, lag behind on financial security https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-israelis-live-longer-older-arabs-single-women-lag-behind-on-financial-security/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:26:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3706458 Study finds that 35% of Jewish men aged over 65 still work, but for Jewish women and Arab men that number drops to just 20%, while virtually no Arab women work at that age

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]]> Medical Holy Grail: Israeli researchers isolate elusive cells that may slow down aging https://www.timesofisrael.com/medical-holy-grail-israeli-researchers-isolate-elusive-cells-that-may-slow-down-aging/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:23:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3681621 In peer-reviewed study, Prof. Alon Monsonego's lab finds that 'T helper' blood cells, abundant in 'super-centenarians' in high-life-expectancy zone in Japan, may point the way to longevity

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]]> Israelis’ life expectancy rises to 83.8, making it 4th among OECD countries https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-life-expectancy-rises-to-83-8-making-it-4th-among-oecd-countries/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:00:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3669289 Report shows dramatic rise in life expectancy of both men and women from 2022 to 2023, despite Israel investing only 7.6% of its GDP in health

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]]> They settled the northern border. Now these elderly Israelis worry they won’t return https://www.timesofisrael.com/they-settled-the-northern-border-now-these-elderly-israelis-worry-they-wont-return/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 05:03:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3379516 For many seniors who have spent the past year displaced in a Haifa hotel, the 'abandonment' of the North is profoundly unsettling their core beliefs about the Israeli state

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]]> Israel to build 3,000 new sheltered housing units for elderly population https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-build-3000-new-sheltered-housing-units-for-elderly-population/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 03:58:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2910084 Jewish Agency, government ink agreement to provide affordable housing for senior Israelis in cities like Beersheba, Ra'anana, and Tel Aviv

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]]> Study predicts 48% jump in Israelis over 75 by 2030, straining healthcare system https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-predicts-48-jump-in-israelis-over-75-by-2030-straining-healthcare-system/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:34:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2888797 With elderly heavily reliant on medical care, more hospital beds and doctors are urgently needed ‘and it’s already late,’ researcher says

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]]> 38 lightly injured when bus comes off highway near Jerusalem, tips sideways in ditch https://www.timesofisrael.com/38-lightly-injured-when-bus-comes-off-highway-near-jerusalem-tips-sideways-in-ditch/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:11:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2801134 Four of the elderly passengers taken to hospital after vehicle hits guardrail, eventually comes to a halt in a ditch; many had to be rescued via vehicle's windows

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]]> Being optimistic can extend your life, Israeli study finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/being-optimistic-can-extend-your-life-israeli-study-finds/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:43:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2556497 Hebrew University researchers followed 1,200 elderly Jerusalemites for some 30 years and measured their positive outlook on life

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]]> Lockdown accelerates aging, causes ‘deterioration that can kill’ – geriatrician https://www.timesofisrael.com/lockdown-accelerating-aging-causes-deterioration-that-can-kill-geriatrician/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:00:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2423244 Isolation is fast eroding cognitive function, memory and physical ability, says top Jerusalem doctor, urging government to overhaul attitude to elderly

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]]> Now in English, project teaches seniors new ways to keep in touch by smartphone https://www.timesofisrael.com/project-teaches-seniors-new-ways-to-keep-in-touch-by-smartphone-now-in-english/ Tue, 12 May 2020 14:43:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2304345 Some 1,500 people joined original Hebrew language course launched by three Jerusalem social entrepreneurs to help elderly master Zoom, WhatsApp during COVID-19 lockdown

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]]> 60 senior living homes have at least one COVID-19 case, NSC said to warn https://www.timesofisrael.com/60-senior-living-homes-have-at-least-one-covid-19-case-nsc-said-to-warn/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 12:11:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2283802 TV report quotes government document saying that number of facilities with infections expected to rise; over 1/3 of coronavirus fatalities were residents of elderly living centers

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]]> Hospital director tapped by ministry to address COVID-19 nursing home fiasco https://www.timesofisrael.com/hospital-director-tapped-by-ministry-to-address-covid-19-nursing-home-fiasco/ Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:30:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2281637 After 34 coronavirus deaths in homes, and under pressure from High Court, ministry announces that Sourasky head Ronni Gamzu will head virus management in elder care facilities

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]]> 24 residents of Bnei Brak nursing home infected with virus https://www.timesofisrael.com/24-residents-of-bnei-brak-nursing-home-infected-with-virus/ Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:56:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2282173&preview=true&preview_id=2282173 Manager accuses Health Ministry of waiting more than a week to test all residents after one tested positive, and failing to update facility with results

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]]> Seniors stuck amid lockdown learn to operate smartphones with online course https://www.timesofisrael.com/seniors-stuck-amid-lockdown-learn-to-operate-smartphones-with-online-course/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:03:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2276952 Over two weeks, more than 1,000 join free course designed by 3 social entrepreneurs that aims to help elderly keep in touch during coronavirus; plans to launch English version soon

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