Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The three hundred and twenty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 have been received.

Knightstone Housing says it has delivered nearly 1,000 new ‘affordable homes’ in the South West since 2011, against an original target of 878.

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New development to combine seniors living with school

MEMPHIS: A ground breaking multigenerational concept is being proposed.

Seniors housing will be combined with a school.

It will offer moderate income housing for seniors, along with fitness classes, services to support independent living and many common spaces that will bring the students and the Read More »

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OECD report on new policy options for housing elderly in urban environment

SEATTLE: The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a report on the housing challenges being faced by the elderly living in urban environments.

The report looks at how various cities are coping with the challenge.

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Drug resistant bacteria common for nursing home residents with dementia

DETROIT: A new study found one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia harbor strains of drug-resistant bacteria and more than 10 percent of the drug-resistant bacteria are resistant to four or more antibiotic classes.

“Nursing home residents with advanced dementia usually have an Read More »

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