The Local Germany

Seniors' Xmas ragout turns out to be dog food

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:55:05 +0100

Hungry pensioners received a shock when a local charity meal delivery service brought them dog food rather than ragout for Christmas.

Germany is second-oldest country worldwide

Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:37:03 +0100

The average age in Germany reached a new high of 44.1 years in 2013, a study showed on Tuesday – an increase of more than four years since 1995.

Germany may have 10m fewer people by 2060

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:13:09 +0200

If low birth rates and high death rates continue as they are now, a major decline in Germany’s population is “inevitable,” the federal statistics office (Destatis) reported on Tuesday.

Pay pensioners to move out, says union head

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:19:11 +0100

The parliamentary representative of trade union IG Bau hopes that a new strategy will make more room for families in German cities: Pay pensioners to downsize, he says.

How good is Germany for the elderly?

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:41:00 +0200

A study comparing quality of life for older people around the world has ranked Germany 5th out of 96 countries. How good a place is Germany for the elderly?

Germany's oldest woman dies at 112

Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:59:00 +0200

At the age of 112, Frieda Szwillus, Germany's oldest woman has died. But the title will stay in Saxony with a new centenarian crowned queen.

Senior models in demand as population ages

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:35:00 +0200

Germany’s aging population means seniors are taking up a larger market share than before. One in every three euros spent comes from a person over 60. Advertisers are reacting to the trend by hiring seniors to model their products.

Three seniors killed in nursing home fire

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:09:00 +0100

A fire at a Würzburg retirement home killed three people and injured another six overnight, Bavarian police said Tuesday. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Germany’s Rent-a-Granny future

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:09:00 +0200

With Germany’s society ageing rapidly, Roger Boyes, the Berlin correspondent of British daily The Times, explains why you soon might have to pay your grandmother for her valuable time.

Berlin senior nabbed cruising autobahn in wheelchair

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:33:00 +0200

German police stopped a 96-year-old wheelchair driver who left his retirement home and took a Berlin highway to pick up flowers for his apartment, tabloid daily B.Z. reported on Friday.