Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

City Market at O and Monroe Street Market are among 22 finalists selected from developments worldwide for the 2015 Global Awards for Excellence.

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Redesigned home part of treatment for developmentally disabled

WELLINGTON: It’s even more challenging when dementia or Alzheimer’s disease enters the picture.

Now imagine an elderly person with Alzheimer’s and a developmental disability, such as Down syndrome or autism, as well as a behavioural disorder like hoarding.

Those are the types of clients who Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

CHICAGO: 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 to Read More »

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Meditation can trigger depression and anxiety claims new research

BOSTON: Meditation has long been said to do wonders for the brain and stress relief, but new reports have challenged this idea and suggest that the practice could, in some cases, actually be causing harm.

Clinical cognitive and behavioral psychologist and mediation expert, Dr Paula Read More »

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