Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A new affordable housing community is being built in Southwest Lubbock by Stellar Developments Co. that will offer 96 new apartment units.

The Vineyards, located on 5 Read More »

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Skilled nursing home triggers anger over single bed policy

SAN DIEGO: Single and widowed residents at a senior citizens’ complex have been refused permission for double beds by the housing agency that owns and runs the apartments.

Most of the 90 one-bed and nine two-bed apartments, all of which are fully furnished, have now Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN ANTONIO: 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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Specialist care prevents acute confusion in older surgery patients

PHOENIX: Patients can be often anxious about undergoing surgery, but new research has suggested that specialist care could help reduce this in older patients.

With the elderly, surgery can lead to disorders of consciousness or cognition, which can result in a confusional state known as Read More »

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