Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

National Development’s bid for a special permit to build a senior housing project on the 9.2-acre former home of Strawberry Hill farm, at 254 Lowell St., has Read More »

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Not-for-profits imposing own idea of charity on lives they subjugate

SAN FRANCISCO: There is a growing societal anger over church/charity/not-for-profits imposing their own idea of care on the elderly and infirm.

The triple cultures of “you are my mission”, “doctor knows best”, and “this is in your best interests” have enslaved an acquiescent generation.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

INDIANAPOLIS: 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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Tiny spheres of human cells mimic the brain say researchers

FORT WORTH: Researchers have embarked on a study after becoming frustrated with the lack of a good model system to study human brain development and function.

Although techniques like functional magnetic resonance imaging allow scientists to broadly visualize brain activity they don’t give an up-close-and-personal Read More »

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