Memory care providers diverge on issue of ‘best practice’

LAS VEGAS: 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 Read More »

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Six reasons why baby boomers are choosing to rent

ATLANTA: More baby boomers are starting to return to renting after years of living in their own homes. According to data released today, renting increased for adults between ages 50 and 75 from 2004 to 2013.

So, why are boomers returning to renting? Here are Read More »

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Researchers unveil new blood test for Alzheimer’s

HOUSTON: A new blood screening test for Alzheimer’s disease will make early diagnosis of the increasingly common disease possible.

The researchers studied the two test groups’ brain MRI scans and cognitive function test results, discovering that the former had significantly increased levels of plasma tau, Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Gardant Management Solutions is the largest provider of assisted living in Illinois. It operates nearly 40 assisted living, senior living and memory care communities in Chicago and Read More »

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