The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Some Swedish care homes have had no cases of Covid-19 – what did they do right? At least 234 of Sweden's 290 municipalities have elderly care homes with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases. But a handful seem to have been able to protect residents from Covid-19, in some cases despite staff being infected. So what did they do differently, and could their strategies be applies elsewhere? https://www.thelocal.at/20200630/some-swedish-care-homes-have-had-no-cases-of-covid-19-what-did-they-do-right Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:49:53 +0200 some-swedish-care-homes-have-had-no-cases-of-covid-19-what-did-they-do-right OAP kills room-mate in care home for being too loud An OAP has been arrested by police in Austria after attacking and killing her room-mate in an old people’s home because she was being too noisy. https://www.thelocal.at/20160822/oap-kills-care-home-room-mate-for-being-too-loud Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:43:00 +0200 oap-kills-care-home-room-mate-for-being-too-loud Pensioner turns on police with chainsaw A 60-year-old man in Burgenland tried to attack two policemen with a chainsaw on Tuesday evening after they admonished him for blocking off part of a country road whilst he was sawing wood. No one was injured. https://www.thelocal.at/20141002/austrian-pensioner-chased-police-with-chainsaw Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:18:00 +0200 austrian-pensioner-chased-police-with-chainsaw Austria lags behind in employment for elderly Despite failing to make the top ten countries in an annual index measuring the quality of life of elderly people Austria is still one of the better countries in which to grow old. https://www.thelocal.at/20141001/austria-lags-behind-in-employment-for-elderly Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:09:11 +0200 austria-lags-behind-in-employment-for-elderly Octogenarians behaving badly in Austria With the increasing amount of people living into their 80's and beyond, it's not surprising that a few old-timers occasionally exhibit behaviour we don't normally associate with the elderly. The Local takes a look at a few recent examples. https://www.thelocal.at/20140829/octogenarians-behaving-badly-in-austria Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:22:00 +0200 octogenarians-behaving-badly-in-austria