Long-term care insurance market gets first new issuer in 10 years

HeartsPicture DALLAS: The National Guardian Life Insurance Co. is starting to market EssentialLTC, a new stand-alone long-term care insurance policy.

The Madison, Wisconsin-based life insurer is the first insurer to enter the U.S. market for stand-alone long-term care insurance products in more than 10 years. The Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime LOS 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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More talk of vitamin D deficiency as researchers study its role

vitamin-d3 WASHINGTON, D.C.: These days you can’t read a health magazine or go to the doctor without learning about the importance of vitamin D – a nutrient activated in the skin by the sun-and the harms of a deficiency.

While the vitamin is a buzzword right now, Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The four hundred and fifty-second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

The Care Home group has revealed the first images of its new luxury Care Community in Yeovil.

The Community replaces the building on Preston Road which was formerly Read More »

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