Providers eye dual life-long-term protection cover

BOSTON: Several providers are working on dual life insurance and long-term care protection products to help boost cover and reinvigorate the market.

Vitalitylife has already launched such a product, while Zurich said it is set to introduce something similar next month and AIG Life – Read More »

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Dementia/memory care providers diverge on issue of best practice

BALTIMORE: Dementia care providers are deeply divided over care delivery methodologies.

Existing seniors housing providers are attempting to reinforce their hegemony in the sector by either ramping up development of stand-alone memory care models, expanding existing facilities or building new ones to add memory care Read More »

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CSF biomarker may predict early AD progression

ST LOUIS: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of a certain brain protein may be a helpful predictor of progression to Alzheimer’s disease, researchers found.

In a single-centre, case-control trial, CSF levels of VILIP-1 predicted rates of whole-brain and regional atrophy similarly to tau and p-tau181.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Roaring Fork Mountain Lodge Aspen LLC is developing an over 50s hotel in Aspen. The project has 84 serviced apartments… Read More »

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