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At least 13 dead, four injured in nursing home fire in east Ukraine

At least 13 were killed and four people injured in nursing home fire in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported citing the country's emergency service.

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Can China become rich before growing too old?

“It’smuchbettertostayinthisnursinghomethanbeingatmyownhomealone,”85-year-oldBeijingcitizenLiuXiuqintoldCGTNonWednesday,notingitisdifficultforfamiliestoofferall-

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Chinese elderly need more qualified nursing homes

Chinahastheworld'slargestpopulation,andit’salsoagingmuchfasterthananyothercountryintheworld.DatafromtheMinistryofCivilAffairsshowsthecountrywillhavearound480mil

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Florida nursing home where 8 died being sued by 94-year-old woman

A94-year-oldwomanlivingattheFloridanursinghomewhereeightresidentsdiedafteranairconditioningsystemfailedinthewakeofHurricaneIrmaisnowsuingtherehabilitationcenter

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Hospital officials punished for infection scandal

Several hospital officials in East China's Shandong province have been sacked after nine patients were infected by hepatitis B there.

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Sutras, serenity and senior citizens

At first glance, the large building at the foot of Lingyan Mountain in the southwest of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, resembles an upscale holiday resort.

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Aging China calls for balanced elderly care

China's population is aging at a historical high, setting the government with the arduous task of providing balanced care for a growing number of senior citizens.

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Nursing homes, more Chinese old people's final choices

Qian Liqun, former professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University, chose to spend his remaining years with his wife in the nursing home after retirement.

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Australian nurses go on strike across New South Wales

Unionized nurses have started strike action across Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as part of their campaign for extra staff in hospitals, local media reported Wednesday.

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Sydney aged-care nurse pleads guilty to murder

An aged-care nurse has pleaded guilty to murdering eleven elderly patients under his care by setting fire to a Sydney nursing home in November 2011.

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2 die in flu outbreak in Australia's Queensland

Two palliative care patients in a nursing home have died due to flu outbreak in Australia's North Queensland, local media reported on Thursday.