Cyprus must do more for isolated elderly, welfare body says after woman found dead in flat

The Cyprus Observatory for the Elderly has called on state services, local authorities and communities to strengthen early detection and support networks for isolated elderly people, following the case of an elderly woman found dead in her Larnaca flat after going unnoticed for a considerable period of time.

In a statement, the organisation said the case highlighted in the starkest terms the longstanding social problems of loneliness, social isolation and inadequate support for older people in...