Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A joint venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners LLC, MGL Partners and a subsidiary of Leisure Care are developing a 169-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care Read More »

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Private equity pursues profits in keeping the elderly at home

private-equity-sector150PHILADELPHIA: “I had lost my mind,” she recalled, sitting on her couch in a pink velour robe. “I couldn’t keep up my house.”

For Americans who find themselves in this situation, the next stop is often a traditional nursing home. Ms. Malveaux’s son took her 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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New sensory room will use old photos, lights, sounds and smells to help recall memories

JS977859360150x150BOSTON: A purpose-built sensory room to help dementia patients communicate their thoughts and feelings is about to open in a Rhondda hospital.

The new room will open in the Lewis Merthyr Day Unit at Ysbyty George Thomas in Treorchy and will use projected video or Read More »

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