Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

MorseLife Health Center is building a 235,000-square-foot independent living center in the latest expansion project on its West Palm Beach campus.

The nonprofit provider is using $138 Read More »

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Rental properties for elderly is biggest gap in housing market

BALTIMORE: “There is a huge market gap for professional managed elderly rental properties,” according to Bart Hostens, Managing Director, Belfort Fund Management BV.

By 2040, 26 per cent of the population will be 65+ and renting will be a particularly attractive option for them for Read More »

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Dementia wanderers issue destroying public image of skilled nursing homes

DENVER: The image of the police being called in to search for dementia wanderers from skilled nursing homes is traducing the safe haven image of care custodians, and is opening up the management and staff to the increasing propensity to pursue civil damages and criminal Read More »

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Researchers find that tangles are responsible for Alzheimer’s disease

PORTLAND: Researchers have been able to characterize for the first time changes in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease that occur inside individual brains.

Results from the study suggest that Alzheimer’s-affected cells result in a reduction of electrical activity throughout the cerebral cortex — the brain’s center of Read More »

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