Example sentences of "[noun] for the elderly [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The concession for the elderly and disabled will take effect from next January , the region 's transport and roads committee announced …
2 They must be careful not to make income support too generous , thus causing the taxpayer to lose out and causing funds to be taken from other provision for the elderly and disabled .
3 By the 1940s , retirement had been written in to state support for the elderly and , as such , became part of a new institutionalized dependence .
4 Many younger old people run clubs for the elderly and help organize meals services .
5 ‘ The Women 's Group provided a special lunch for the elderly and established a club for the elderly and the unemployed in the church hall . ’
6 As well as the youth club the church boasts a mother and toddler group , a club for the elderly and a popular meeting point for young people who have regular gatherings at the church 's brand new hall .
7 In both the United States and Great Britain more people die in hospitals and homes for the elderly than in their own houses .
8 There has , for example , been a marked reduction in direct council provision of homes for the elderly and a concomitant increase in privately run homes .
9 Many councils have employed too many staff over the years , have been too inefficient , and have not maintained their homes for the elderly and residential care homes as well as they should have done .
10 Work placement is an important feature of our programmes , with trainees spending three days a week in a variety of settings , including homes for the elderly and day care centres .
11 I I 'm very grateful to the Secretary of State , erm is he aware that increasingly over this winter there have been examples of homes for the elderly and particularly nursing homes in the private sector without casting a valued judgement on the role of the private sector , er homes that are finding difficulty in the filling the beds because of policy that is being pursued in care in the community .
12 They wanted to build 130 homes for the elderly and convert the convent into an amenity centre complete with a swimming pool , library and restaurant .
13 They wanted to build 130 homes for the elderly and convert the convent into an amenity centre complete with a swimming pool , library and restaurant .
14 ‘ The Women 's Group provided a special lunch for the elderly and established a club for the elderly and the unemployed in the church hall . ’
15 Mrs Thatcher tried to respond to social critics by emphasizing the government 's caring image in help for the elderly and programmes for schools .
16 Biliary endoprosthesis insertion for choledocholithiasis is an important alternative means of establishing drainage in selected cases , and is probably the optimum method of management for the elderly and or debilitated patients with previous cholecystectomy .
17 And they said we 're not naming the home for the elderly that will probably be closed .
18 If none of these ideas is possible , would she be willing to spend a few weeks each year in a home for the elderly or , if she is infirm , in a nursing home or a local National Health Service hospital ?
19 In one study a random group of residents in a home for the elderly and infirm were given a house plant to own and look after .
20 It 's a well-known therapy in places like mental hospitals and prisons and has a place for the elderly as well .
21 Mr Smith hopes that his campaign will attract the support of all organisations for the elderly or those on low incomes .
22 CLASSES FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED
23 For many years the only Medau teacher in those parts , she has been particularly concerned , especially during the last few years , with classes for the elderly and handicapped , and has been a pioneer in getting Medau accepted as a suitable retraining system for stroke victims .
24 Mary Shirley , a new teacher in the Kent area , is another trail-blazer who has been stirring interest with her special classes for the elderly and their carers .
25 Mr Don Macro , chairman of Dial-a-Ride , which provides minibus transport for the elderly and disabled , said the scheme created problems for the charity 's clients .
26 A recent report to the DHSS suggests that issues emerging from studies of CMHTs may be reliable pointers for appraising inter alia the effective development of teams for the elderly and elderly mentally ill .
27 The popular dial-a-ride bus service for the elderly and disabled faces a mounting cash crisis which could radically reduce the timetable , officials have warned .
28 York 's dial-a-bus service for the elderly and disabled is to be extended to weekends and evenings for a trial three-month period from the end of March .
29 The remote origins of Emanuel School lay in the sixteenth century and a small charitable foundation for the elderly and the young .
30 The building industry has been cashing in by providing sheltered housing schemes for elderly people , there is a whole holiday industry built around holidays for the elderly and more and more private nursing homes are springing up .
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