Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The four hundred and eighty-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Alonzo Mourning’s House Trust Group is developing the $22.8 million, 84-unit project, the first phase of a three-phase affordable housing development.

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New shelter for abused seniors proposed

NEW YORK: Emergency housing for elderly victims of neglect, abuse and exploitation is being planned. A not-for-profit will provide a haven for seniors who are victims of domestic abuse, neglected by caregivers or who are financially exploited by family members.

Such safe places are a Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

AUSTIN: 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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International Alzheimer’s prevention study expands

SAN DIEGO: A five-year, international study into the genetic roots of dementia tests a drug to see whether it could prevent, or at least delay, the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

“It’s a different approach than anything that has been done before,” said Read More »

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