Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The WestStone Group is planning a $250-million three-building development across King George Boulevard from Surrey Memorial Hospital.

The five-acre proposal, dubbed Innovation Village, includes two six-storey buildings Read More »

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Developer is creating new affordable senior housing

SAN DIEGO: A new seniors housing entrant is making a play at the middle market for senior housing, drawing from its experience in multifamily housing.

The entity has set its sights on a pipeline of properties to be re-developed in select markets.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

SAN ANTONIO: 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 Read More »

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Brain hyperactivation linked to Alzheimer’s disease

NEW YORK: Researchers have discovered that neuronal activity augments the accumulation of amyloid β that is observed in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Their results have now been published.

The accumulation of deposits of a protein fragment termed amyloid β is thought Read More »

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