Elderly care home

International Day for Older Persons 2022 / Who will take care of us in our old age?

We need to refocus old age care to ensuring “a good life for the elderly people” rather than on “prolonging their lives.”

Japanese elderly care home hires babies to cheer up residents

A nursing home in southern Japan is "hiring" babies for a very important job -- to keep its elderly residents company and make them smile. The salary? Nappies and milk formula.

September 30, 2022
September 30, 2022

Who will take care of us in our old age?

We need to refocus old age care to ensuring “a good life for the elderly people” rather than on “prolonging their lives.”

September 3, 2022
September 3, 2022

Japanese elderly care home hires babies to cheer up residents

A nursing home in southern Japan is "hiring" babies for a very important job -- to keep its elderly residents company and make them smile. The salary? Nappies and milk formula.