Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

This image provides a glimpse of what the new skilled nursing home earmarked to replace the former Malvern Community Hospital could look like.

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Community to be developed around retired clergy cluster

AUSTIN: A church is exploring the concept of developing a retirement community around a cluster of aging priests, nuns and clergy.

A site has been identified and an architect appointed to draw up a “Cloisters” housing design.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN JOSE: 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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Long-term exposure to air pollution may pose risk to brain structure

DALLAS: Air pollution, even at moderate levels, has long been recognized as a factor in raising the risk of stroke. A new study led by scientists suggests that long-term exposure can cause damage to brain structures and impair cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults… Read More »

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