Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Planning Board is considering approvals for a 31-unit apartment building for low-income seniors proposed to be built as part of the Del Monte warehouse development.

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New smartphone app helps guide GPs in providing palliative care to patients

SAN DIEGO: A new smartphone app aimed at helping GPs provide palliative care to patients has been created.

“Palli-aged” provides information on end-of-life care, including what to do at different stages of a patient’s decline.

One researcher said some doctors may only have a few Read More »

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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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Fitness in middle age linked to healthier brain in later years

PHILADELPHIA: People who have better aerobic fitness in middle age may ward off decreases in brain volume later in life, potentially preserving memory and other functions, a study suggests.

“The current findings suggest that maintaining high fitness in midlife may boost brain health on average Read More »

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