Tag Archives: Japan

Japanese Disaster Particularly Stressful for Elderly with Dementia

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Sujie Zhu

(MCT) TOKYO – Life as evacuees from the Great East Japan Earthquake has been extremely hard for elderly people with dementia, many of whom appear to be deteriorating as a result of stress. Experts predict that within 30 years, 10 … Continue reading →

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Grey matters

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Hong Zhang

Ageing societies must harness the skills and experience of the “silver tsunami” to ease the strain on public resources – and keep the sustainability agenda on track, writes John Elkington. “Whether we like it or not, defusing this demographic time … Continue reading →

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