Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Sister Sandra Shannon, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul general superior, and Peter Merkley, Providence Care board chair, pose for a photo outside Mother House Read More »

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Make energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority

LAS VEGAS: Leaders from two retirement community groups have called on government to put energy efficiency at the heart of its economic plan.

In an open letter leaders of 55 construction and property companies urge the Government to include “bold energy efficiency and carbon reduction Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SEATLLE: 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 insights could result in changes to the therapeutic strategy to combat Alzheimer’s

DENVER: A typical characteristic of the brain of an Alzheimer sufferer is the presence of insoluble Tau protein aggregates. Scientists have demonstrated that the distribution of these aggregates through the brain is facilitated by synaptic connections between brain cells.

This news is highly significant because Read More »

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