Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Formation-Shelbourne is building an 85-unit, 100-bed assisted living facility on 3.5 acres that is now occupied by four single-family homes.

The consulting architect is Joseph Zadlo.

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Pet-friendly hotels to be developed for seniors

CHICAGO: The tourism industry is adjusting faster than the seniors housing sector to cater to the over 50s “pet” market.

Affordable housing providers have capitalized on the new-found demand by creating pet-friendly tourist parks at Kirra and Jacob’s Well.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

LOS ANGELES: 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 Read More »

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UFC drug testing program raises questions about fighters’ rights

NEW YORK: Fighters will now have to notify the UFC when they travel for training, business or personal reasons. They will have to be available to USADA drug testers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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