Developers find resistant to care free boomer apartments

fairfieldMELBOURNE: The success of The Commons in Brunswick has spurred on plans for a new and even more innovative apartment building called Nightingale.

Plans for a $7 million, five-storey apartment block featuring rainwater toilets, resale restrictions and zero parking spaces are being taken to VCAT Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeBOSTON: 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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The link between abnormal eating and Dementia

Chain-Link150NEW YORK: Dinner time at a nursing home is not for the faint of heart.

There are as many idiosyncrasies as there are residents. One will only eat her pudding. Another woman screams for ice cream — but it must be vanilla.

Still another woman picks Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A new initiative to build affordable housing that is friendly for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender seniors is beginning to take shape.

Senior-housing basics, like hot meals, fitness and language Read More »

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