Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Thirty new retirement apartments are to be built in Spa Road, Melksham. Developers McCarthy & Stone are hoping to demolish Withleigh House, which currently lies on the Read More »

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Palliative care centre developer suffering from edifice complex

PORTLAND: A campaign being planned to build an end of life hospice in the grounds of a university is delusional.

The boomer market is turning end of life care into a home based event and the creation of a specialist dying centre is simply an Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SEATTLE: Retirement communities and skilled 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 Read More »

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Observing the damaged brain for clues about dreaming

CHARLOTTE: A close study of the dreaming brain is possible. Dream researchers use neural-imaging tools range from EEG to PET scan to MRI to observe the brain’s activity while dreaming. In addition to observing healthy brain activity, scientists also use cases of brain injury and Read More »

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