Sandwich mother responsible for decision to place ‘elderly parents’ in care

CHICAGO: The sandwich generation mother is the principal generator of admissions for skilled nursing home operators.

The decision has got less to do with parents’ (or in-laws’) actual needs, and more to do with her own. Read More »

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International call for consultants/providers to help implement care strategy

DAMASCUS: The Cabinet has approved a bill for establishing a higher institute for regional care planning in Damascus University due to the need for specialists in that field to provide expertise in devising development strategies.

The announcement was made by Prime Minister Wael al-Halaq. Read More »

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5 ways to ease dementia without drugs

BALTIMORE: Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. But research suggests that non-drug approaches actually work better, and carry far fewer risks.

A new study is the result of two decades’ worth Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Friendship Village of Dublin has added a 51-unit apartment building for independent living to its Riverside Drive campus. Read More »

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