elderly
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“This is a working-class community,” Zuno said, where residents haul work tools in a truck or ferry elderly people to the doctor in the family car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A gymnastics coach by training, Kelly was inspired to start Frosted Faces after she volunteered at local animal shelters and noticed owners turning in elderly pets because they had become too much of a hassle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
This would be provided free regardless of an individual's means and whether it was received by an elderly person in their own house or a residential care home.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
However, it's important to note that personal care takes in things like helping frail elderly people wash and dress and go to the toilet.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Access to food is increasingly difficult; one night Father Monaghan watches an elderly man lead his son through the trash, searching for scraps.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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