Tiny homes touted as answer to affordable housing waitlists

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Buzz is building for a big idea that could help shorten affordable housing wait lists: living small.

Enthusiasm is running high for the 144 square foot homes.

There is also a group that want to do tiny houses for the Read More »

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Weight training could keep dementia at bay claims report

BOSTON: Lifting weights is better than brain training exercises for keeping dementia at bay, a study suggests.

University of Sydney researchers found that high intensity weight training improves the mental abilities of older people with mild cognitive impairment, a common precursor Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The forty-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has already received a national award for a housing design that regenerates the urban context of downtown Fayetteville Read More »

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Skilled nursing home sector fails to use technology to remain relevant

SAN DIEGO: The skilled nursing home sector is becoming increasingly irrelevant because of its failure to deliver on core tenets because of its refusal to embrace technology.

The misuse of public resources every time a dementia wanderer goes off-site and out of sight is akin Read More »

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