Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Patel Taylor and John Thompson & Partners (JTP) have revealed plans for 374 new affordable homes as part of the fourth phase of the redevelopment of Battersea Read More »

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Realities of senior poverty starting to emerge

JACKSONVILLE: Senior poverty is not created equal.

The new Elder Index tells us half of all senior women lack enough money to meet their basic needs. Retired men report annual incomes 75 per cent higher than women. Only 36 per cent of women, compared to 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 to Read More »

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People with cognitive impairment have altered responses to pain

CHARLOTTE: People with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment (CI) have altered responses to pain, with many conditions associated with increased pain sensitivity, concludes a research review.

The available evidence questions the previous notion that people with CI have reduced sensitivity to pain. Rather, Read More »

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