American lawsuit disease spreading to nursing homes worldwide

ARKANSAS: Arkansas lawyer Brian Reddick has found a lucrative niche as America ages: suing big nursing-home chains.

Mr. Reddick and other alumni of a Florida law firm that pioneered the approach have taken those tactics on the road. Read More »

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Bed blocking issue needs lateral thinking to create solutions

NEW YORK: The bed blocking conundrum is seen, analysed and debated within a medical environment. But if you bring hotels into the equation, you introduce service options, lower costs and client choice.

Hotels are already servicing the respite market (Melbourne) Read More »

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Government moves to limit profits of private companies providing social services

PHOENIX: The Swedish Government has set a precedent for all other countries by limiting the profits of private companies providing social services.

Private industry accounts for around 15 percent of the sector. The new rules have yet to be defined and will not be in Read More »

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Work for life trend set to alter over 50s housing market

SAN FRANCISCO: The growth of the work for life market is going to have an impact on traditional integrated retirement communities.

The trend will reinforce staying at home and reduce the flow levels into continuous care retirement communities (CCRC). Read More »

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