BNG issues €1bn social bond to finance housing associations

dutch-flag-netherlands PHILADELPHIA: Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG), a Dutch public sector bank, has issued a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) bond to support the social housing sector in the Netherlands. It is believed to be the first social bond issued in line with the guidance on such issues 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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Study to examine ethnic disparities in brain health using historic data

research-impact PHOENIX: A new five-year, $13 million Kaiser Permanente study will revisit physical exams undertaken from the 1960s through the 1980s to evaluate how risk factors in early and mid-life have affected brain health and dementia risk among a large, ethnically diverse cohort of seniors.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A second new assisted living center with a memory care unit is proposed in Springboro.

SCA Properties, based in Bloomington, Minne., is planning the Sanctuary at Springboro, a Read More »

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