Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Architectural firm Shalom Baranes Associates has entered the affordable housing market with the design for Channing E. Phillips Homes, an eight-storey building now underway in the District Read More »

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More seniors are being buried by housing debt

INDIANAPOLIS: Retirees who use retirement money to pay housing costs can face disaster if their health deteriorates or their savings run short. They’re more likely to need help from the government, charities or their children. Or they must keep working deep into retirement.

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How cities can design for aging baby boomers

JACKSONVILLE: Cities need to prepare for an older citizenry. A new report called “Aging in Cities,” from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a membership group of 30-plus countries that focuses on the global economy, notes:

In OECD countries, the population share of Read More »

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Losing a sense of smell may be sign your number’s up

AUSTIN: If the aroma of coffee or the scent of picked flowers is not as appealing as it once was, it could be more than simply a loss of those momentary pleasures.

A failing sense of smell may be a sign of more serious problems Read More »

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