senior citizens

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Elderly woman opening the door
HealthBusinessCultureLifestyle
Weak mobile signals in border areas can make seniors’ emergency buttons unreliable
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logo of the political party 50PLUS.
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Former top police officer to lead seniors’ party in upcoming election
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Elderly woman opening the door
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Lack of senior housing undermines Dutch government's promises
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Dutch fire brigade truck.
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Major fire leaves apartments in a residential complex in Groningen uninhabitable
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Police officer checks in on elderly man
Crime
17-year-old pretends to be a police officer to steal from senior citizen in Deurne
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Automatic stair lift on staircase taking elderly people and disabled persons up and down in a house
Business
Netherlands far behind its target for building homes for senior citizens: ABN Amro
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Bicycle accident
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More people over 70 dying in one-sided bicycle accidents
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Fire truck
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One killed in Hague house fire; Five hurt in Weesp retirement home fire
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Child receiving shot from pediatrician
Health
Some experts want all children to get a flu shot this year
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Elderly hands
CultureEntertainment
Social robots help combat loneliness among elderly
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House on Jan Vethkade in Dordrecht
Business
Election programs do not address housing shortage enough, experts say
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Elderly man getting vaccinated
Health
Outage left elderly waiting out in the cold at Schiphol vaccine location
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Pension
Health
Today's senior citizens less lonely than 20 years ago
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Crime
Five pct. of independently-living Dutch elderly face abuse