Assisted living resident threatens staff

DENVER: A woman at an assisted living facility who allegedly threatened to hurt two employees was being held last night.

The assisted living resident told one woman she would cut her throat as soon as she found a knife.

She also told another woman she Read More »

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Dementia/memory care providers diverge on issue of best practice

PHOENIX: 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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Mapping mitochondria to better understand neuronal disorders like Parkinson’s disease

BOSTON: Researchers have discovered how nerve cells adjust to low energy environments during the brain’s growth process, which may one day help find treatments for nerve cell damage and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

Neurons in the brain have extraordinarily high energy Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The high-end over 50s housing award has attracted 62 entries.

A mega-mansion on The Sovereign Islands – modeled on a 500-year-old Italian palace – has sold for Read More »

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