elderly people

All I want for Christmas… Heartbreaking ‘letters to Santa’ reveal simple wishes of ‘lonely and forgotten’ care home residents

The organisers of the annual “Letter to Santa” initiative estimate that they will receive 1,800 letters this year from those under the care of Social Welfare Homes in and around Łόdź. List do Mikołaja z DPSu/Facebook

The organisers of the annual “Letter to Santa” initiative estimate that they will receive 1,800 letters this year from those under the care of Social Welfare Homes in and around Łόdź.

Initiative launched to help older business men and women survive pandemic through social media promotion

Since launching at the beginning of April, the campaign which collects and features the profiles of businesses whose older owners have often been running them for decades, has already amassed a following of 7,000 on Facebook and 34,000 on Instagram alone. 

Number of elderly Covid patients in hospitals down 30 pct - ministry

Around 30 percent fewer of elderly Covid-19 patients are arriving in Poland's hospitals, the health ministry spokesman said on Friday, attributing the drop to the effect of vaccinations.

Łódź pandemic initiative for elderly praised as ‘a model for the future’ by World Health Organisation

The city’s successful volunteer scheme to help older people affected by the pandemic has now been featured by the World Health Organization as a case study and future model of civic action for other world cities to follow.

Endearing depictions of OAPs recreated as famous works of art lift spirits after winning awards

The submitted works, inspired by similar initiatives that take place during the COVID-19 lockdown, were assessed by a specially selected competition commission comprised of the organizers as well as a panel of independent judges.

A helping hand for Poles in Ukraine

A foundation is helping Poles living in Ukraine get through the COVID-19 crisis.

All together now: Polish foundation raises money for Ukrainian Poles hit by pandemic

The funds will go to help people, especially the elderly, who are struggling to make ends meet because of the lockdown.

With killer virus engulfing Europe, new report shows Poland has highest number of hospital beds for elderly

As countries around the world prepare their health services to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the report by NimbleFins shows Poland has 60.52 beds for every 1,000 people aged over 70, the highest number in Europe.

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