Proposal to turn hotel into assisted living home

DALLAS: A 148-room ex-hotel is to be transformed into an assisted living facility with a memory care component.

The developer expects to open by the end of this year and employ close to 100 workers. A $3 million-plus renovation is set to begin within two Read More »

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Worldwide competition for retirees is building

PHILADELPHIA: Retirees have become a growth industry for second and third world economies. Malaysia offers visas for international retirees; Bali is funding retiree villages, dementia resorts have opened in Thailand, medical tourism has become an Asian/Middle Eastern focus and 10 per cent of western retirees Read More »

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Scientists find how drugs could attack plaques in the brain

NEW YORK: Scientists have discovered how drugs could attack abnormal plaques in the brain.

Scientists have for the first time discovered how drugs could attack the abnormal plaques clustering in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients, giving hope that new treatment could be developed.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The two hundred and sixty-seventh entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

An affordable-housing transit-oriented development at Regional Transportation District’s Yale Station in Denver was developed by Mile High Development LLC and Koelbel and Co. Inc.

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