NI emergency departments: Elderly patients spend five days in hospital ED

NI emergency departments: Elderly patients spend five days in hospital ED

BBC Claire Wilmont is the lead nurse at the Royal’s emergency department Two elderly patients have been in the emergency department (ED) of the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Belfast for more than five days, BBC News NI can reveal. This comes after more than 500 patients were unable to be discharged from Northern Ireland’s … Read more

Elderly woman found buried in front of her house allegedly by son in Kerala

Elderly woman found buried in front of her house allegedly by son in Kerala

The body of an elderly woman was found buried in front of her house allegedly by her son on Thursday (December 19, 2023) morning. The deceased was identified as Ally Peethambaran, 78, of Nediyattil Lane South in Vennala division of the Kochi Corporation. Her son Pradeep Peethambaran, 47, remains detained by the Palarivattom police. … Read more

Elderly man found dead in South Delhi, police suspect pre-planned murder

Elderly man found dead in South Delhi, police suspect pre-planned murder

A 64-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death on Wednesday in Delhi’s posh Panchsheel Park area, police said. The man, identified as Rohit Kumar, was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood in his home, following which a police team reached the spot. Kumar was a businessman and used to stay with his family … Read more

RSV: Winter virus jab rolled out for babies and elderly

RSV: Winter virus jab rolled out for babies and elderly

Getty Images A vaccination programme to protect newborn babies and older people against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is being rolled out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday, following a similar scheme in Scotland. RSV is one of the common viruses that causes coughs and colds in winter, but it can cause severe and … Read more

Runcorn care home accused of neglect by elderly resident’s mother

Runcorn care home accused of neglect by elderly resident’s mother

11 hours ago By Daniel O’Donoghue and William Higgens, BBC North West Investigations Team • Jonathan Fagg, BBC England Data Journalism Unit BBC Winifred Tubb suffered 32 falls in less than a year The daughter of an elderly care home resident who suffered 32 falls in only 11 months said she had sent social services “a begging email” to warn … Read more

Elderly couple killed, two injured as car rams into tree, catches fire

Elderly couple killed, two injured as car rams into tree, catches fire

An elderly couple was killed and two others, including their grandson, were injured when the car they were travelling in rammed a roadside tree at Mustikuntla village in Bonakal mandal of Khammam district on Wednesday. The car caught fire after crashing into the tree due to the impact of the collision. The passengers were on … Read more

Elderly couple found dead in their home

Elderly couple found dead in their home

An elderly couple, 84 and 74 years, were found dead on the top floor of their three-storey residential building in Ittamadu in Chennamanakere Achukattu on Thursday.  The deceased have been identified as Krishna Naidu and Sarojamma. The couple had a son who was married and staying with his wife, while the couple were staying on the … Read more

Former Gorakhpur paediatrician Kafeel Khan says his family, elderly mother fear renewed intimidation

Former Gorakhpur paediatrician Kafeel Khan says his family, elderly mother fear renewed intimidation

Dr. Kafeel Khan, former Pediatrician. File. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Former paediatrician from Gorakhpur, Kafeel Khan, on December 4 said all recent charges levelled against him in relation to a book were false as the said book had been in the public domain for almost two years. Dr. Khan was named in a … Read more

Free pilgrimage scheme for elderly launched in Punjab

Free pilgrimage scheme for elderly launched in Punjab

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a press conference, in New Delhi on November 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI On the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the Punjab government on November 27 launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Tirth Yatra Yojna’ under which elderly people of the State would be sent on pilgrimage free of … Read more