Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Affordable housing, a brewery and a visitor centre form part of the redevelopment of Swansea’s Hafod Copperworks site.
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Runaway seniors housing costs make co-ops attractive

AUSTIN: One way to attack escalating seniors housing property costs is to increase the number of limited equity cooperatives, where people own property collectively, run it democratically and don’t extract profit from it.

Renters often feel powerless, but a co-op member can say “this is Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SEATTLE: 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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Epilepsy drugs could be used to prevent or treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

NEW YORK: A recent study has found that drugs used to prevent or reduce the severity of epileptic seizures, also known as anticonvulsants, could become a promising treatment option for patients with Alzheimer’s.

“Now we have many different research groups using antiepileptic drugs that engage Read More »

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