Downtown apartments to be switched to senior living

CHARLOTTE: An historic hotel is to switch from low-cost housing to senior apartments under a plan set for approval.

The 74-unit project will be restored and renovated to accommodate 98 beds serving seniors with memory care issues, such as Alzheimer’s and assisted living. Read More »

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Doctors/medical staff need to absorb 15 facts about palliative care

PHILADELPHIA: These are the 15 (tweetable) nuggets of wisdom that all care attendants, nurses, doctors and medical staff need to comprehend says palliative care and hospice physician Staci Mandrola. Commit them to memory and be better able to make a contribution. Read More »

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Researchers uncover mechanisms of genetic mutations that lead to familial Alzheimer’s disease

SEATTLE: A recent published study suggests that the currently held assumptions about the pathogenic mutation process associated with the onset of inherited or familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD) may be inaccurate.

The study aimed to address the important unanswered questions as to whether a specific mutation Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A fresh push is being organised to market homes in Nelson Street which have been fully revamped as part of a multi-million pound seniors housing regeneration scheme by Read More »

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