Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Athens-based St. Mary’s Health Care System now owns Ty Cobb Regional Medical Centre in Lavonia. St. Mary’s and its parent organisation, Trinity Health, are paying $12.9 million Read More »

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Dementia management still embracing ‘one size fits all’ methodology

JACKSONVILLE:Dementia management is still marooned by past understandings and is adopting methodologies on a ‘one size fits all’ basis, despite the emergence of a dozen successful sub-cultures which have jettisoned chemical coshing and physical restraint.

One of the successful management tools is the Butterfly Household Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN FRANCISCO: 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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Delirium in ICU ups risk of dying in hospital

CHARLOTTE: A new study has found that one-third of patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) will develop delirium, which lengthens hospital stays and substantially increases the risk of dying in the hospital.

Worse is “if you’re admitted to the intensive care unit and Read More »

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