Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

BrightStar Senior Living is to establish BrightStar Care®’s newest brand in Madison, Wis.

Jeff Tews, co-owner of BrightStar Senior Living, said “BrightStar Senior Living has assembled an Read More »

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Plan to turn convent into home for seniors gets green light

ATLANTA: A proposal to turn a long-vacant convent into a senior living facility will move forward.

The Catholic Church leased the convent to a nonprofit company, and approved plans for it to be converted into group housing for seniors with 11 bedrooms, a shared kitchen Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

CLEVELAND: 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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New study claims Gynostemma may delay Parkinson’s medications side effects

MIAMI: Researchers have announced the results of a study into the effects of the herb Gynostemma Pentaphyllum when used in conjunction with the most common treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), L-DOPA.

L-DOPA is a chemical compound produced in the human body that facilitates the body’s Read More »

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