Queenstown to get its second retirement community

1467759022112150x150SAN FRANCISCO: The Government has approved a second retirement community as a Special Housing Area (SHA) in the Queenstown area.

Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith said the proposed Queenstown Country Club would provide more than 300 homes across 51 hectares of greenfield land on Read More »

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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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New Dementia activity kit for staff in day care centres

Modern-Art-Painting-Bryce1150BOSTON: A new social enterprise, Creating Conversations, is launching an innovative activity kit at the University of Stirling to encourage creative activities among people living with dementia.

The toolkit, developed by Artlink Central, a charity that offers artist-led participatory programs to support people from disadvantaged Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A developer has filed preliminary paperwork on a proposed four-story apartment building in a residential neighbourhood along Route 9 in Wellesley, with a portion of those units being Read More »

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