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The impact caused by Storm Kristin on Wednesday 'will persist for months or years for some people'.
Mayor Ricardo Fernandes says the municipality is supporting care homes and isolated older residents with generators and assistance from parish councils to ensure their comfort after the storm.
In the best-case scenario, we will all be elderly one day. In a rapidly changing world, how we are treated in the future will depend largely on the example we set today. Column by Pedro Silva Castro
RTP reports elderly residents being tied up for 14 hours. Social Security carried out an inspection three years ago. ULS Amadora/Sintra denies any involvement with the clandestine care home.
The victim, aged 73, had not been seen for about two years; her family doctor alerted the authorities.
After weeks hospitalised, the 98-year-old actor has been discharged and was welcomed home in the best possible way.
Portuguese reporting indicates a sharp rise in monthly fees at some care homes — increases of roughly €500 — driven largely by a persistent labour shortage and higher operating costs. The hikes are prompting families to withdraw elderly relatives, intensifying pressure on informal care networks and raising equity and access concerns for vulnerable patients. Economically, the trend highlights how rising labour costs and constrained staffing can be passed directly to users in minimally regulated markets, with implications for social policy, funding models and workforce recruitment/retention. Separately, French coverage notes a demobilisation of farmers’ protests in Paris, underscoring a wider context of labour and sectoral tensions across services and primary production.
Man shot in the right hand after firing in the direction of a patrol.
The Porto Higher Institute of Engineering (ISEP) is developing an intelligent support ecosystem for older people, made up of a wristband and a smart medication monitor. With an investment of €1.2 million, the project also brings together the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vagos and ...
Asks whether older people enjoy the spirit, care or material comforts of Christmas year-round — touching on loneliness, social support and care provision for seniors.
The establishment was 'operating illegally'.
