Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The four hundred and ninety-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Rather than pull their Planned Unit Development in NoMa, developer MRP Realty instead hopes to modify their original proposal. Rather than an office building, the developer hopes to Read More »

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Who will care for aging parents and elderly in Thailand?

Thailand's elderly WASHINGTON, D.C.: As he wheels his 77-year-old aunt away from Bangkok’s first day centre for the elderly, Nakhon reflects on the familial duties that oblige him to juggle night-shift work and care for his aging relative.

It is an increasingly common predicament in rapidly greying Thailand, Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime DALLAS: 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 effectively Read More »

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New test reveals risk of Alzheimer’s disease in just three hours

blue_pigment DALLAS: A cheap blood test which can identify people who are at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in just three hours, has been developed by scientists.

People carrying the APOE4 genetic mutation are up to 12 times more likely to develop dementia in later Read More »

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