Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The four hundred and eighty-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Almost 8 years after the City of Toronto’s Planning Department recommended approval of an 82-unit affordable housing development located at 200 Madison Avenue in Toronto’s Casa Loma area. Read More »

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Futuristic homes not so distant says bank report

futuristic-homes150PHOENIX: Homes that sense your mood and adjust the lighting, generate their own electricity and remind you to be active — it all sounds pretty futuristic, but could actually be just a few years away.

The way people live together is dramatically changing resulting in Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: 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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Researchers to test a Facebook app for caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s

mobile-apps-pileSAN FRANCISCO: Memory loss could trigger unimaginable chaos in the life of an Alzheimer’s patient but taking care of dementia patients could be no less stressful either.

To help bring some order in the lives of such Alzheimer’s caregivers a team of US researchers is to Read More »

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