NEW YORK: Blackstone, one of the largest investors in real estate worldwide, has stormed into Australia’s housing sector with a $150 million investment in modular home park owner National Lifestyle Villages Group.
The United States-based private equity giant is one of the Read More »
NEW YORK: The surgeon and writer is famous for finding medical solutions. Now he faces one of the biggest questions of all – what makes a good death?
Atul Gawande’s work, Being Mortal, deals with end-of-life care: the dilemmas of skilled nursing homes, final treatment Read More »
WASHINGTON DC: A group of industry representatives is currently lobbying to have a single representative for “older persons” inside government cabinet.
This would allow the joining up of all services affecting the elderly. Read More »
PHOENIX: Older people must exercise regularly or face the prospect of an often rapid decline in their health, a national conference on aging has heard.
A health expert said exercise was being encouraged by the design of many new retirement communities. Read More »