Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A development partnership created by Block Real Estate Services LLC is preparing to start its first vertical construction at CityPlace, a $350 million mixed-use project planned for Read More »

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Middle Eastern investment bank pursuing dementia care housing projects

EL PASO: A Shari’ah compliant investment bank in Bahrain is casting about for investments in the dementia care sector.

The lender has already completed a Shari’ah compliant equity investment in a dementia care focused housing development.

Now the chairman of the board of directors is Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

COLUMBUS: 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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Cannabis pills ‘do not help dementia sufferers’

FORT WORTH: Cannabis pills may not be effective in treating the behavioral symptoms of dementia, new research suggests.

The study suggests that medical marijuana pills may not help treat dementia symptoms such as aggression, pacing and wandering.

For the study, researchers randomly selected 50 people Read More »

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