Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The contract will see 73 new apartments built for Housing Association, East Thames.

The development will include on-site care staff, visiting management staff, non-resident management staff and community Read More »

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Office AIO transforms residence into coffee bar and seniors room

aio-scroll150PHOENIX: Office AIO has converted a courtyard residence in Beijing’s Xiang’er Hutong into a tiny cork- and tile-lined coffee bar with a traditionally styled guest room.

The tiny 34-square-metre business named Big Small Coffee + B&B is set within one of Beijing’s hutong districts, which 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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People with dementia encouraged to trial innovative apps

1577730150x150NEW YORK: The creation of two new apps, designed to help people living with dementia remember the past, will be trialled as part of a new project.

Innovation foundation Nesta is piloting two new apps – ‘Book of You’ and ‘Playlist for Life’ – as part Read More »

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