Housing estate planned for baby boomers to share with first home buyers

NEW YORK: A developer is planning a multigenerational neighbourhood of more than 1,000 homes, apartments and townhouses.

The 200-acre complex with a variety of urban living options is intended to appeal to retired baby boomers, and first home Read More »

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Person-centred care impossible in formalised nursing institutions

ATLANTA: As meritorious as the various resident-centered care programs in skilled nursing home environments may be, the very location militates against the finest possible delivery standard.

Institutional surroundings, OHS regulations, strict operational rules, the parade of staff, primitive medical design, and limited Read More »

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Care operators doing little to protect or defend ‘safe haven’ image

DETROIT: The targeting of a seniors club within a retirement community, and the armed intrusion at a second over 50s community, provides on-going support for the argument that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly being seen as ‘soft targets’ by criminal gangs. Read More »

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74% support giving terminally ill patients greater end-of-life control

SAN FRANCISCO: New report findings indicate a surge of public support for giving terminally ill patients greater control of their end-of-life care.

According to the results of a recent online survey, 74% of adults believe terminally ill patients who are suffering from severe Read More »

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