Abandonment of retirement to have major impact on seniors housing developers

SEATTLE: The growing abandonment of retirement is going to have a significant impact on developers and managers of seniors housing.

The drivers behind the trend, which is now touching 23 percent of the over 65 market, is debt; a mortgaged house Read More »

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Skilled nursing homes increasingly being seen as ‘unacceptable’ face of our generation

AUSTIN: For the past 100 years, every generation has tolerated a practice or methodology for dealing with the social issues of the day, which with the effluxion of time, came to be seen as cruel, barbaric and wrong.

Forced adoption and the sale of children Read More »

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Developer wants to transform lives via better urban design

MIAMI: An urban designer believes that the most powerful contributor to human happiness and well-being is the sum total of our positive relationships with other people. So he has set about re-crafting urban design. Creating spaces where neighbors can hang out and chat without a Read More »

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Hybrid homes attracting ‘younger’ seniors market

NEW YORK: Hybrid homes are compact (615-2000 square feet) amalgams of cottages, apartments and condominiums.

Their compact footprint and affordability engenders enhanced social ‘connectivity’ and is drawing in a younger senior. Read More »

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