Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Israeli archaeologists unearthed written evidence of what could be the world’s oldest nursing home from the Byzantine Empire’s Hippos. A University of Haifa researcher calls the find proof that care of the elderly is not a modern construct. The Byzantine Empire was taking special care of its elderly some 1,600 years ago, including operating what is possibly the world’s oldest nursing home in the process. The latest translation sheds light on the way the community cared for the elderly in the late fourth or early fifth century A.D. Related Story Couple Uses Morse Code to Escape From Nursing HomeThe mosaic was first discovered in 2023 and fully revealed by 2024.