You searched for elderly - Good News Network
Home Search

elderly - search results

If you're not happy with the results, please do another search

Elderly Woman’s Dream of Petting a Penguin is Fulfilled for Christmas–it Brings Her to Tears (WATCH)

An elderly woman cried tears of joy when her daughter fulfilled her lifelong dream of petting a real penguin. Christine Cross is a super fan...

Girl Will Open Latest Christmas Gift From Elderly Neighbor Who Pre-bought 14 Years of Presents Before he Died

A seven-year-old is preparing to open the most recent of 14 years’ worth of Christmas gifts pre-bought by her elderly neighbor before he died...

Stray Dog Escapes Animal Shelter 3 Times to Claim Sofa in Elderly Care Facility–Now He Calls it Home

Every so often, it's the shelter dog that adopts the humans. Scout was a mutt and a stray and was kept at a shelter in...

Family Adopts Elderly Neighbor as ‘Honorary Grandpa’ for Holidays and Heartwarming Daily Moments (LOOK)

After moving to Texas from the East Coast, a family "adopted" a neighborhood senior who jumped in to welcome them. Sharaine Caraballo and her husband...

What You Should and Shouldn’t Be Doing With Your Elderly Dog – It’s National Pet Week

To mark National Pet Week which begins May 7, a pair of dog experts compiled the top things you should and shouldn’t be doing...

The Retirement Cat Village Where Elderly Strays Live Out Their Days in Mini Cottages

Some West Midlands cat lovers are planting roots of good merit through a beautiful and unique rescue operation. Shropshire Cat Rescue in Shrewsbury takes in...

Store Employee Angels are Rewarded for Assisting An Injured Elderly Woman: ‘I was Immediately Surrounded’

The Lowe's hardware chain presented an Angel Award to employees in California who rallied around a customer that took a bad fall in the...

Elderly Couple Among Last to Receive Signed Letter From The Queen–Delivered the Day She Died

An elderly couple were among the final people to ever receive signed correspondence from the Queen after opening a card from her on the...

Music Helps Reconnect Elderly Patients with their Memories in New Study

When Paul McCartney wrote “Get Back,” he never would have predicted how useful or relevant the song would become for music therapists. The song’s refrain—“Get...

Bangladesh’s ‘YouTube Village’ Has 4 Million Subscribers Watching Elderly Villagers Cooking Extravagant Feasts

South Asian villagers are discovering that the world has an insatiable appetite for YouTube cooking shows—especially when the chefs are making food for an...

Elderly Couple Living in UK’s Darkest Village Lights Up the Sky With Huge Christmas Tree They Planted in 1978

This tree-mendous pine is becoming known as The Little Tree That Could. Planted by an elderly couple long ago when it was shorter than them,...

Teens Show Holiday Spirit Grabbing Rakes to Help Elderly with Leaf Removal

This blog was submitted to GNN by one of our readers for publishing. If you have an interesting story of kindness or positivity, be...

Elderly Black Women Celebrate High Court Victory For Equal Property Rights in Divorces, Averting Homelessness

Four brave women in South Africa have successfully overturned a set of antiquated marriage laws that denied women equal property rights. Around 400,000 elderly black...

A Grocery Line Where Slower is Better: Supermarkets Open ‘Chat Checkouts’ to Combat Loneliness Among Elderly

1.3 million people in the Netherlands are older than 75 years—and one large supermarket chain is making sure they’re not getting too lonely in...

Elderly Man Gets Lessons on Hair and Make-Up to Help His Struggling Wife

A devoted 79-year-old husband visited a beauty school to get lessons in hair and make-up to help his "beautiful" wife who can no longer...

A New Generation of Young Poll Workers is Stepping Up to Protect the Elderly From COVID-19

During normal election years, it's typically retired people who step in to act as poll workers every fourth November. But many of America's elderly...

How a Nursing Home in France Stopped Coronavirus from Infecting Any Elderly in its Care With a 47-Night Sleepover

The staff at Vilanova home for the elderly locked themselves in for a 47-night quarantine that kept all 100 residents from COVID-19 infection.

College Student Uses Stickie Notes to Befriend Elderly Couple in Quarantine Across the Street

Without anyone to keep her company in quarantine, Lillian Kogan used a collage of stickie notes to start a sweet conversation with her neighbors.

Sikhs Around the World Are Sending Thousands of Donated Meals to Elderly and People in Self-Isolation

Sikhs around the world have been mobilizing to feed some of society's most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 outbreaks.

Siblings Filmed Playing Sweet Spontaneous Porch Concert for Elderly Neighbor in Self-Isolation

When the Tien siblings heard that their 78-year-old neighbor was in self-isolation, they decided to brighten her day by playing their cellos on her porch.