Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

This housing project in Brussels was funded and developed by its residents, to a design by local studio Stekke + Fraas based on the principles of durability, Read More »

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Senior Households Expected to Nearly Double by 2030

PHOENIX: Senior households have been rising slowly over the decades, but this is about to change in the coming years. Urban Institute’s recent analysis of housing trends determined that senior households are expected to grow dramatically by 2030.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

DETROIT: Retirement communities and rest 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 effectively Read More »

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Trans fat may impair memory

SAN DIEGO: Even as a new rule will force food companies to stop adding trans fat to food, research continues to show the negative effects of trans fat on health. Today, new findings show that consuming trans fat may be linked to worsening memory in Read More »

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