NEW YORK: The three hundred and ninety-fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
A middle-class elderly residential project under construction in North Point is to house two full-fledged Chinese and Western medical clinics, under plans to cope with the needs Read More »
SAN ANTONIO: With a growing population of elderly inmates, the Prison Service is looking to prototype the first age-friendly prison cells that are retrofitted with anti-slip floors, grab bars and hand rails.
The toilet areas in existing cells will be a focus of proposed enhancements. Read More »
BOSTON: 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 »
LOS ANGELES: A proof-of-concept product to help people with acute brain injury or severe disabilities control devices is being developed after securing funding.
Users will be able to control devices such as their wheelchair, computer devices and communication aids, something which they are currently unable Read More »