Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Santa Clarita City Council has given the go-ahead for an affordable housing project in Newhall that would place 30 apartment units on a vacant piece of Read More »

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Retirement community developers start to tinker with model to buy extended shelf life

PHOENIX: A small army of retirement community developers are tinkering with their community inclusions in a bid to woo the burgeoning “active retired” segment.

They are adding a grand hall, conservatory, restaurant, library, bar and multi-function room where singing sessions, Zumba classes, picnics and pop-up Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

DALLAS: Retirement communities and 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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Blood proteins may detect dementia 10 years before start of troubling symptoms

CHICAGO: Proteins in blood may help detect if a person is suffering from dementia a decade before they experience troubling symptoms, scientists have said.

For the study, blood samples were taken from 20 people who later developed Alzheimer’s disease, up to 10 years before they Read More »

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