Tokyo lacks long-term care establishments for elderly people despite increasing demand. Currently, Japan has the oldest population in the world. A quarter of its population is over 65 years old. Moreover, by 2060, about 40% of the Japanese population will be 65 and above.
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According to a study conducted by Dutch and British researchers from Erasmus MC and the London School of Economics, attending a worship place may be a factor for “sustained happiness”.
The Active and Assistive Living (AAL) Forum 2015 will take place in Ghent (Belgium) from the 22nd to the 25th of September, 2015. The event is supported by the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme and IWT, a Flemish agency dealing in innovation by science and technology. It is organized in collaboration with I Minds.
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Spain’s entire population is expected to fall by 5.6 million (12.1%) in the next 50 years. In Spain the population is predicated to fall by 1.022.852 people (2.2%) in 2024, and by 5.6 million persons (12.1%) in 2064. According to this data, the total Spanish population will fall to 40.9 millions people in 2064, compared
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Weenect is a new company specialized in GPS family tracking. They have recently launched Weenect Silver, a tracking beacon especially conceived for the elderly. With it, not only can the elderly be easily localized by their family members, but they can also send an alert in case of a problem.
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