Multigenerational ‘couchsurfing’ takes off in Hilo

couchsurfing150DALLAS: Ray Domire treats his visitors well.

His fridge is nearly always stocked with beer, and the 66-year-old is happy to lend bicycles, offer travel tips or simply swap stories in the evenings on the ocean-view lanai.

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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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Depression may be a Dementia prodrome

Depressed150WASHINGTON, D.C.: A gradual increase in depressive symptoms, as opposed to more stable symptoms, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, new research shows.

A longitudinal study conducted by investigators at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, showed that dementia risk differed with Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

According to the US Centers for Disease Control, there were nearly 1.7 million licensed nursing home beds nationwide in 2014.

That same year, another 1 million licensed beds Read More »

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