More news about Seniors in Bermuda


Ministerial remarks: National Conference on Ageing
Welcome to Day Two of the National Conference on Ageing.
Date: 23/3/11 | The Bermuda Sun

50 is not too late to get started
Want to know how to plan for retirement and live healthy? The topics will be the focus of a keynote address by Cindy Trimm at tomorrow's 50+ Lifestyle Expo.
Date: 12/11/10 | The Royal Gazette

Amputee completes 1,000-mile cycle trek across Great Britain
James McCulloch completed the cycling feat to raise money for Age Concern Bermuda — a support charity for seniors — and met several people along the way who instinctively gave
Date: 28/08/10 | The Royal Gazette

Age Concern holds health seminar for seniors
The importance of good health was stressed to seniors at a health seminar last week.
Date: 27/07/10 | The Royal Gazette

Free legal clinic for seniors
Seniors with legal concerns over issues like power of attorney can attend a free legal clinic for seniors next Thursday.
Date: 22/04/10 | The Royal Gazette

Age Concern head 'extremely disappointed' with FutureCare rate hike
Government's decision to raise rates for FutureCare users got a thumbs down from the head of an advocacy group for seniors.
Age Concern director Claudette Fleming yesterday said the organisation was "extremely disappointed" with the call.
Date: 02/03/10 | The Royal Gazette

Age Concern 'troubled' by private pension fund move
Bermudians need to save, not dip into their private pensions because of immediate financial concerns, according to the Executive Director of Age Concern.
Date: 02/03/10 | The Royal Gazette

Age Concern gets charity certification
Age Concern is now a certified charity, the fifth in Bermuda certified by the Bermuda National Standards Committee (BNSC).
Date: 01/03/10 | The Royal Gazette

Bermuda National Standards Committee Accreditation of Age Concern Bermuda
Remarks by Neletha Butterfield, Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation
Date: 25/02/10 | The Bermuda Sun

Lifestyle Expo for over 50s may become an annual event
A show aimed at people aged over 50 and looking at issues ranging from health to accessing the internet could become an annual event after more than 750 people turned up.
Date: 24/11/09 | Royal Gazette Body & Soul

Seniors get help to move their mailboxes
The Bermuda Post Office and Age Concern have joined forces to help seniors move their mailboxes in compliance with new regulations.
Date: 23/10/09 | Royal Gazette News

Island's disabled plan protest
Bermuda's handicapped are planning to protest to highlight the lack of public transportation accessible to them at the opening of Parliament next month.
Date: 19/10/09 | Royal Gazette News

HWP and Age Concern team up to offer discounts to seniors
HWP Group and Age Concern have joined forces to set up a new partnership providing seniors with discounts on buying a new vehicle and maintenance.
Date: 16/10/09 | Royal Gazette News

FutureCare plan should be clearly outlined, says seniors' advocate
A clear outline of the way forward for FutureCare would help alleviate seniors' stress over insurance coverage, according to an advocate for pensioners.
Date: 28/09/09 | Royal Gazette News

Government contemplates means testing for FutureCare
FutureCare could introduce means testing in future phases, despite the initial pledge that it would be a health-care plan for all citizens over 65.
Date: 24/09/09 | Royal Gazette News

Saving for seniors is nothing new
You would think that the one sector of our community that would be feeling the financial pinch more than anyone else would be our seniors. Yet despite the current economic situation, seniors are not complaining.
Date: 22/09/09 | Royal Gazette Special Article

Age Concern director calls for the return of an affordable health care option.
Age Concern hopes private health insurers will put an affordable health care option back on the table while Government works to implement its unprecedented health care service.
Date: 17/09/09 | Royal Gazette News

Butler: 'now is the time' to address seniors' issues
Report on a motion to debate Ageing Trends, a report produced by Government's Statistics Department for the National Office for Seniors and the Physically Challenged. (Part 1)
Date: 16/05/09 | Royal Gazette News

'We have not turned a deaf ear to seniors' - Michael Scott
Report on a motion to debate Ageing Trends, a report produced by Government's Statistics Department for the National Office for Seniors and the Physically Challenged. (Part 2)
Date: 18/05/09 | Royal Gazette News

Seniors' problems are a ticking time bomb
The recent report on Seniors reveals some serious underlying trends believes Age Concern executive director Claudette Fleming.
Date: 05/01/09 | Royal Gazette News

Reverse mortgages with safeguards will help seniors afford care
Age Concern head Claudette Fleming has given backing to the reverse mortgage concept after claiming seniors were too often giving away their inheritance to relatives who don't care.
Date: 05/01/09 | Royal Gazette News

Advocate for the disabled calls for greater transportation options
Campaigner Willard Fox is calling for Government to provide better transport options for the disabled as he slammed plans for a dial-a-ride scheme.
Date: 29/12/08 | Royal Gazette News

Poverty and medical plight of seniors revealed
Thirty-five percent of seniors in Bermuda are living below the poverty line, according to results of the Senior's Test for Ageing and Trends (STATS) survey that was released yesterday.
Date: 12/06/08 | Royal Gazette News

Island to observe Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Sunday
Abuse of seniors will not be tolerated in Bermuda, the Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation vowed yesterday.
Date: 06/05/08 | Royal Gazette News

New life insurance deal for seniors
Age Concern has teamed up with BF&M to provide a life insurance policy for seniors to spare their loved ones financial strain when they die.
Date: 06/05/08 | Royal Gazette News

Shocking rise in reports of senior abuse
Elder abuse allegations have risen more than ten-fold in the past decade...
Date: 05/08/08 | Royal Gazette News

Seniors survey in final phase
A survey of services needed for seniors is in its final stages.
Date: 05/07/08 | Royal Gazette News

Free legal advice given to seniors
Age Concern held its third legal clinic with nine lawyers from Mello, Jones & Martin dishing out advice on a host of issues including wills, estates and boundary disputes.
Date: 04/12/08 | Royal Gazette News

Films aim to bridge gap between young and old
A "unprecedented" documentary series and combined forum looking at the social divide between the youth and elderly in Bermuda will start this week.
Date: 02/26/08 | Royal Gazette News

Ageing trends survey deadline extended
The deadline for the STATS survey has been extended beyond its January 31 cutoff
Date: 02/1/08 | Royal Gazette News

First survey of seniors to start this month
A thousand seniors are to share details about their lives with researchers over the next three months in what was yesterday dubbed the first such study of its kind in the world.
Date: 11/1/07 | Royal Gazette News

Age Concern pleased with survey call
A call for volunteers to carry out on ambitious study of Bermuda's seniors has met with an enthusiastic response, according to Age Concern.
Date: 10/17/07 | Royal Gazette News

'Neglected for far too long'
When Claudette Fleming first started work at Age Concern seven years ago, it was, she says, "me and the telephone".
Date: 09/17/07 | Royal Gazette News

'We must end elder abuse taboo'
The taboo surrounding elder abuse in Bermuda must be eradicated if the issue is to be properly tackled, according to the executive director of Age Concern.
Date: 09/11/07 | Royal Gazette News
'Hats were the talk of the Senior's Tea'
Hats of all shapes, styles and colours lined the runway at Friday's annual Senior's Tea.
Date: 07/25/07 | Royal Gazette News
'Massive study of senior population to be undertaken'
A comprehensive survey of the senior population will be undertaken by the Department of Statistics.
Date: 07/20/07 | Royal Gazette News
Survey to probe the needs of seniors
Up to 1,000 seniors will be part of a government endorsed survey in October and November of this year.
Date: 05/20/07 | Bermuda Sun News
'Insurance for long-term care of seniors hailed as ‘excellent idea’'
Long-term care insurance could be available to the Island’s seniors in a few years.
Date: 07/09/07 | Royal Gazette News
Ageing population straining the economy
Bermuda's businesses could face a manpower crunch as the island's senior population reaches record figures over the next 20 years, studies suggest.
Date: 05/09/07 | Bermuda Sun News
Savings alone won't be enough to sustain you
We’re living longer than we ever have before — and we may end up outliving our means
Date: 04/25/07 | Bermuda Sun News
Never too late to graduate!
A 63-year-old grandmother celebrated her graduation from the General Education Development Program (GED) yesterday.
Date: 02/05/07 | Royal Gazette News
A chance to grow old with dignity
A new $20 million rest home will give seniors the chance to experience "dignity and care", according to Health Minister Nelson Bascome.
Date: 01/31/07 | Royal Gazette News
'Why we turned to institutional care'
When a study of Bermuda's aging population revealed the extent to which seniors were being cared for by their adult children, it came as no surprise to broadcaster Darlene Ming.
Date: 01/31/07 | Bermuda Sun News
'Let us tackle concerns about the elderly'
Let us take the lead in defusing Bermuda's looming baby boom time bomb. That was the call from Age Concern last night
Date: 11/10/06 | Royal Gazette News
No place like home
It is widely accepted that the elderly do far better living in the familiar surroundings of their own homes rather than in institutions and rest homes, but there also comes a point when age and infirmity preclude living alone, even though their...
Date: 11/21/06 | Royal Gazette Lifestyle
Law firm holding clinics for seniors
Seniors who can ill afford expensive legal advice were given a helping hand through a charitable initiative.
Date: 11/18/06 | Royal Gazette News
Number of seniors expected to double by 2030
Bermuda's greying population will be one of the greatest challenges facing it this century, with the number of seniors set to double by 2030.
Date: 11/09/06 | Royal Gazette News
Jackson: Abuse of our seniors is widespread
Shadow Minister of Health, Louise Jackson claims the abuse of senior citizens in Bermuda is widespread and fears that plans by Government to establish an Elder Abuse Register will not go far enough.
Date: 11/07/06 | Royal Gazette News
Give Alzheimer's caregivers credit – advocate
To honour World Alzheimer’s Day, a local senior citizens’ advocate wants Bermudians to salute caregivers.
Date: 09/20/06 | Royal Gazette News
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