Bissell family donates $1 million for second B’nai Brith seniors project

bissellCOTE ST LUC: Eric Bissell, B’nai Brith Canada’s immediate past president and honourary president for life, and his family are donating $1 million toward the planned second B’nai Brith Canada seniors residence in Côte St. Luc, the organization announced.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: 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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Research unravels how brain changes in Alzheimer’s linked to diabetes

businessNEW YORK: Dementia-related complications within the brain can lead to changes in glucose handling, resulting in diabetes, study shows.

An enzyme closely linked to brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease also seems to have a role in glucose control.

The study shows for first time that dementia-related Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The three hundred and ninety-second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, a private equity firm, has purchased the “Nellie Black” property at the former Children’s Memorial Hospital in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Read More »

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