Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

We’ve written before about the appeal of modular abodes for multi-generational households, and this modernist home in Algarrobo, Chile, is a particularly artful example.

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MorningStar breaks ground on 141-unit seniors housing community

morningstar150x150HOUSTON: Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Development have broken ground on MorningStar Senior Living of Arvada, a 141-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Denver suburb of Arvada.

The developers expect to complete construction in fall 2017, with an information 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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Sniff Test For Alzheimer’s Checks For Ability To Identify Odors

smelltest_custom-08c39ba724ab03c7166bd987bab2a731e3cda39d-s800-c85150x150PHILADELPHIA: Two studies released at an international Alzheimer’s meeting Tuesday suggest doctors may eventually be able to screen people for this form of dementia by testing the ability to identify familiar odors, like smoke, coffee and raspberry.

In both studies, people who were in their Read More »

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