Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The five hundred and thirty-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Plans for a 48-bed skilled nursing home and 100 assisted living apartments in Aughton are entered in the Concept category.

English Villages is preparing to submit the Read More »

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Seniors apartments to be built above gaming venues

NEW YORK: A developer is proposing to build senior housing apartments atop a gaming/hotel venue.

The four-story building housing a sports bar, bistro, cafĂ©, function space, 50 hotel rooms and a gaming lounge with 70 gaming machines, will also have 38 hotel rooms and 12 Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN DIEGO: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing Read More »

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Using sensory activities to improve dementia care

PHOENIX: A structured program of sensory activities can improve end-of-life care for people in nursing homes with advanced dementia.

Namaste Care is a structured program of sensory activities that aims to improve end-of-life care for people in nursing homes who have advanced dementia by giving Read More »

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