Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Tiny seniors/student apartments are being built at the University of British Columbia.

The 145-square-foot apartments – at 12 feet by 12 feet is about the size of Read More »

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CCRC market cannibalizing stand-alone assisted living/memory care sub-markets

CHICAGO: Continuous care retirement communities (CCRCs) are marginalizing the stand-alone assisted living and memory care markets.

A poll of 300 senior living industry executives showed that 59% agree that CCRCs are decreasing nursing beds and adding more memory care and assisted living units. Nine percent Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

OKLAHOMA CITY: 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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Multi infarct dementia market to 2020 report published

AUSTIN: The multi infarct dementia market is expected to experience growth owing to increasing prevalence of brain nerves blockages and strokes. The multi infarct dementia disrupts the flow of the blood in brain and results in a series of slight brain strokes.

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