Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The first active retirement community in St. Joe Co.’s massive new growth plan could be under construction by the end of next year, said Jorge Gonzalez, senior Read More »

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Grandfather’s wish inspires farm-like assisted living home

SAN ANTONIO: A retired farmer has created a rural assisted living home.

He did not want city life upon his retirement, so he built an assisted living compound which sits on a 13-acre working farm where he raises horses, chickens, ducks and geese. Most of Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

MEMPHIS: 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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Cognitive impairment predicts worse outcome in heart failure

AUSTIN: Cognitive impairment predicts a worse outcome in elderly heart failure patients, reveals research.

Patients with cognitive impairment had a 7.5 times greater risk of call cause death and heart failure readmissio Read More »

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