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Health minister Jeanne Atherden this morning conceded oversight of Bermuda’s care homes had been inconsistent. Bermuda’s overburdened care home system has been in the news this week, with seniors advocate Carol Everson telling The Royal Gazette many ...

Bermuda’s overburdened care home system has “collapsed”, leaving many elderly Bermudians “virtually refugees in their own country”, a seniors advocate has claimed. Carol Everson, a welfare caseworker for the Bermuda Legion, called for a drastic over...

An elderly couple whose home was ransacked by burglars have begged those responsible to return a treasured wedding ring. Gilbert and Jean Caisey’s Hamilton Parish home was targeted last week by thieves who made off with a huge jewellery haul believed...

Some people wonder how they will fill their days once they have retired. Not Leon Simmons. The former accountant has always loved photography. “It’s not unusual for me to pull the car over suddenly because I saw something interesting to photograph,”...

It was only fitting that Jean Howes’s 90th birthday celebrations were awash with laughter and song. The well-known musician and television personality was even joined by the second half of her “Jean and Gene” double act, Gene Steede, to mark the mile...

Why be limited by a number? Ruth Vallis certainly hasn’t let her age stop her. At 89, she decided it was time she exhibited the paintings she has created over the past 20 years. They are now on display at a temporary gallery on Bermudiana Road. “I’ve...

A senior citizen has reached out in thanks to a stranger who bought her a new walking stick in a “random act of kindness”. Marion Swan said she was delighted by the gesture, telling The Royal Gazette: “I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited when I f...

Never in his wildest dreams did Harrison Isaac expect to start a family again, in his 60s. The semi-retired architectural services provider already had three children and six grandchildren. A 2011 trip to Manila, Philippines changed his life. “The...

Thirty Bermuda residents born within one month of Queen Elizabeth II toasted her 90th birthday at Government House on Thursday. Governor George Fergusson and his wife Margaret hosted the tea party, and also unveiled a new plaque for a Washington pal...

Laws concerning the financial abuse of seniors must be overhauled, leading advocates have claimed. Age Concern executive director Claudette Fleming said an “Office of the Public Guardian” — an idea being explored by the One Bermuda Alliance — is des...

Cash-strapped citizens have withdrawn more than $17 million from their workplace pensions since the rules on accessing retirement savings were relaxed. Hundreds of people have tapped into their pension pots to pay for rent, school fees, mortgages and...

A committee of the Bermuda Bar has been formed to work towards amending legislation to protect seniors from financial abuse. This is according to barrister John Barritt who made a presentation at The Peace and Social Justice Committee’s Ageing in Be...