Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Melbourne designer houses have taken out a host of national architecture awards — but an apartment in Sydney has been crowned Australia’s best residence of 2016.

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Shared home ownership must be more widely understood

anneNEW YORK: The shared ownership tenure, which allows people to part-own and part-rent their homes from a housing association with just a 5% deposit, has become increasingly popular over the past few decades.

Devised in the 1980s and originally intended for public sector key workers, the 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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Job complexity is dementia buffer says study

complexCHICAGO: Bankers, lawyers and other professionals are protecting themselves from dementia through the mental challenges of their job — by enough to offset the effects of junk food that they consume to keep them going.

It has long been thought that the western diet, high Read More »

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