Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

With a restaurant, coffee bar, salon and nail bar it might sound like a holiday resort but instead it is a new £8m skilled nursing home – which will Read More »

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Aged care follows high-rise trends in Adelaide

adelaide-scroll150CHICAGO: As Australia’s level of urbanisation continues to increase, higher-density buildings with mixed uses are becoming more prevalent in our cities.

As space becomes tight, we’re increasingly building up, and this is not just to meet housing demand. Right across Australia we’re seeing designers turn 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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Specific brain training reduces dementia risk across 10 years

risk150SAN FRANCISCO: While many companies have long promised that their brain-training products can sharpen aging minds, only one type of computerised brain training so far has been shown to improve people’s mental quickness and significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to research presented at the Read More »

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