Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has approved a 282-home mixed-use development on the town’s seafront designed by Stockwool.

The development forms part of a regeneration of the seafront area Read More »

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Home Care workers to launch lawsuit?

CHICAGO: A class action lawsuit is being prepared to force a home care provider to supplement staff wages with missing benefits.

The class-action lawsuit accuses four home care agencies of widespread wage theft. Supporters say the companies could owe more than $10 million in back Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

MEMPHIS: 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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Researchers find care guidance for dementia patients who suffer fractures lacking

BOSTON: Medical guidance on how to care for elderly people with dementia following a hip fracture is “sadly lacking”, researchers have claimed.

Almost half of all people who suffer hip fractures also have dementia, but a report published today reveals there is no conclusive evidence Read More »

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