Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE) has received approval to construct 61 apartment homes on its Chestnut Hill campus. These will enhance the existing 700-unit campus, Read More »

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Peer-run governance seen as new social housing development model

LOS ANGELES: A not-for-profit wants peer-run governance to be the new social housing development standard.

“It’s very representative of the neighbourhood, especially the low-income population,” said the not-for-profit CEO.

“And from that standpoint, you know, we see ourselves as a possibility…to come up with interesting Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

CHICAGO: 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 references created to help accuracy of genetic tests

PORTLAND: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it has developed reference materials that can be used by genetic laboratories to determine whether their equipment and computer software are correctly analyzing a person’s genome… Read More »

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