Article: Looking to the law to look after parents Letter from India

Article: India's 'walking stick' cracksMotivated by work and prosperity, a younger generation is abandoning age-old traditions of caring for elderly parents.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......most people in tradition-bound India, expected to finish her life in...would look after me. Throughout India, seniors are in trouble. More and...who is a spokeswoman for HelpAge India, a national non-profit group that advocates for India's disadvantaged elderly. And in a society where ...

Article: Types of relations between adult children and elderly parents in taiwan: mechanisms accounting for various relational types.(Report)
Journal of Comparative Family Studies;  March 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ......of strong filial piety, support of elderly parents has become a highly significant issue...co-residence of adult children with elderly parents is considered the ideal realization...co-residence between adult children and elderly parents has gradually declined to approximately...

Article: AHCPR: Divorce reduces informal caregiving, economic ti ties between elderly parents and their adult children.
M2 Presswire;  August 19, 1999 ;     551 words ......and economic ties between elderly parents and their adult children...the relationship between elderly parents and their adult children...for example, that divorced elderly parents, particularly fathers, are...

Article: Don't let your elderly parents become victims
Charleston Gazette;  June 28, 2001 ;     542 words ......Ann, please tell your readers with elderly parents to make sure at least three neighbors...on neighbors to watch out for their elderly parents. They phone and visit often enough...going on. I hope you readers who have elderly parents will pay attention to what you read...

Article: NSW: Nurses want facilities at work for their elderly parents
AAP General News (Australia);  July 29, 2003 ;     170 words ......want facilities at work for their elderly parents SYDNEY, July 29 AAP - The concept...facilities made available for their elderly parents. The NSW Nurses Association says its...situation with (responsibility for) elderly parents than with children, he said. He said...

Article: More men giving care to elderly parents
The Boston Globe;  June 15, 1997 ;     700+ words ......usually the ones who care for their elderly parents. As the nation celebrates fathers...spending more hands-on time caring for elderly parents and relatives. In fact, one study...at least heavily involved with -- elderly parents is increasing. They also concur that...

Article: Tas: Son charged with murdering elderly parents
AAP General News (Australia);  August 31, 2006 ;     156 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 08-31-2006 Tas: Son charged with murdering elderly parents A 43-year-old man has been charged with bashing his elderly parents to death with an axe at their northern Tasmanian home. RODERICK and HELENA HARPER...

Article: China punishing children who neglect elderly parents in bid to promote filial piety
AP Worldstream;  January 11, 2006 ;     248 words ......community has taken to publicly shaming people who neglect their elderly parents, a newspaper reported Wednesday, underscoring the toll busy...parents are too busy to visit regularly," the paper said. Elderly parents in China have traditionally lived with their children, partly...

Article: Qld: Children abuse elderly parents for money, says report
AAP General News (Australia);  January 10, 2003 ;     139 words ...00-00-0000 Qld: Children abuse elderly parents for money, says report A leading counselling service says an increasing number of children are abusing their elderly parents in an attempt to extort money. A Lifeline draft report says intimidation...

Article: QLD: Jail for man who repeatedly stabbed elderly parents
AAP General News (Australia);  August 25, 1999 ;     150 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 08-25-1999 QLD: Jail for man who repeatedly stabbed elderly parents A mental patient who keeps on stabbing his elderly parents has been jailed for a minimum of six months. PAUL VARGA, aged 62, of Charters Towers...

Article: KOREA CONSIDERS TAX HELP FOR FAMILIES SUPPORTING ELDERLY PARENTS.
AsiaPulse News;  July 27, 2001 ;     112 words ......considering offering more tax benefits to people supporting their elderly parents, aged 65 or older, Deputy Prime Minister Jin Nyum said Friday...the fall to raise the tax deduction rate for supporters of elderly parents, Jin told a group of reporters. The current law allows a...

Article: NSW: Elderly parents saved but their son died in fire overnight
AAP General News (Australia);  July 15, 2000 ;     162 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 07-15-2000 NSW: Elderly parents saved but their son died in fire overnight A 46-year-old man has died and his elderly parents were rescued from a blaze in Ulladulla, on the New South Wales south coast. Fire fighters...

Article: Preying on elderly parents
The Northern Echo;  January 30, 2007 ;     104 words ...MIDDLE-AGED children of elderly parents are the people most likely to steal their cash, valuables and their homes, a report claims.Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) said 53...

Article: Analysis: Caring for elderly parents' financial needs
NPR Special;  April 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Special 04-06-2004 Analysis: Caring for elderly parents' financial needs Host: ALEX CHADWICK...first step is to actually talk to your elderly parents. Find out where they are financially...and referrals on how to help your elderly parents. One other place you may want to go...