Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Brinshore Development and Rebuild Foundation, a nonprofit founded by artist and planner Theaster Gates, transformed an abandoned, 36-unit public housing development into 32 mixed-income rental units and a Read More »

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New multigenerational housing and retail space combo slated

retail spaceGRAND RAPIDS: A plan to bring new housing and retail space to Grand Rapids’ Westside is getting a financial boost.

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority recently approved more than $562,000 in low-income housing tax credits for a development on the southwest corner of Leonard Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS ANGELES: 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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Alzheimers researchers get $857,000 to advance possible new drugs

researchersPHILADELPHIA: Dr Ralf Schworer, Professor Peter Tyler and Dr Olga Zubkova from Victoria’s Ferrier Research Institute are using natural sugars to try and find a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

The power of sugar is being harnessed in a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease Read More »

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