SAN DIEGO: A homecare worker is calling for a protective charter. David Thomas wants to see homecare workers terms and conditions of employment guaranteed by a “Care Charter”, which would bind all employers to agreed care contracts. It would ensure that homecare workers are paid Read More »
Retiree preferences are poised to drive the housing market claims study
NEW YORK: A survey by Merrill Lynch concluded that retirees will have an outsized effect on the housing market in the next decade.
A Merrill Lynch study indicates that people over 65 will account for the bulk of new home purchases. About a third of Read More »
Study claims music, dance, diet key to slowing dementia
CHICAGO: Music, dance, diet and exercise may be keys to slowing down dementia by up to five years, a New Zealand research group believes.
Brain Research NZ, a new collaborative center of research excellence led by Auckland and Otago Universities, wants to recruit people later Read More »
Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award
NEW YORK: The seventy-third entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.
The boomer desire for close to nature living has triggered a “Swiss Family Robinson” approach in Australia. The tree housing living concept has been formerly entered in this year’s Global Read More »