Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Architects Jeremy McLeod (Breathe Architecture), Will Smart (Woolveridge Architects), Andrew Maynard (Andrew Maynard Architects), Michael Roper (Architecture, Architecture), Yui Read More »

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Report claims $16 trillion needed over 10 years to meet housing affordability challenges

NEW YORK: The world needs to spend $16 trillion over the next decade in order to meet challenges associated with housing affordability, according to a new report.

In the Blueprint for Addressing the Global Affordable Housing Challenge report, researchers warn the number of households Read More »

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Fall prevention program yields 54% reduction in assisted living

CHICAGO: Adopting research from a fall prevention trial program run by the Otago Medical School in Dunedin, New Zealand, the CEO of Chicago-based company Simply Home Health was able to produce a 54% reduction in falls for seniors at an Illinois assisted living facility, and Read More »

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Study debunks social housing stereotypes

PHILADELPHIA: ‘Lazy stereotypes’ depicting social housing tenants as shirkers are detached from reality and two-thirds of those who can work are in employment, according to a new report.

A study of tenants also found being a migrant or single parent does not help you jump Read More »

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