Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Developers of the former Terry’s Care Home site have secured a further $3.5 million to work on the site, to fund a new retirement community.

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Center for Rehabilitation Education proposed

FORT WORTH: A new Center for Rehabilitation Education is being proposed. The center will focus on physical therapy, occupational therapy and exercise science.

One feature of the new center is the “easy street modules” — an assisted daily living simulated neighborhood with an apartment, garage, Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN JOSE: 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 Read More »

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Brain cell density doesn’t erode with age claims study

CHICAGO: While the brain shrinks with age, cell density remains preserved throughout the brain, not just in specific regions, new ultra-high-field magnetic resonance images (MRI) by researchers show.

The findings also suggest that the maintenance of brain cell density may protect against cognitive impairment as Read More »

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