Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and eighteenth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Love Funding has secured a $26.3 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Overlook at Prestonwood, a seniors housing community under development in Carrollton. Overlook at Read More »

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Asia’s aging population to cost US$20 trillion in health care

research-header-leftPHOENIX: Asia’s population is aging faster than anywhere in the world, a study said on Thursday, warning the swelling ranks of the elderly will cost the region US$20 trillion in health care by 2030.

Health systems, businesses and families across Asia-Pacific will come under huge Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeWASHINGTON, D.C.: 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 effectively Read More »

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Parkinson’s protein test could lead to earlier diagnosis

_90938829_braincellsparkinsons150BOSTON: A test of how sticky a protein molecule is could help diagnose the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, a study from the University of Edinburgh suggests.

Scientists said early work on a small number of samples proved very accurate.

Sticky clumps of the molecule Read More »

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