New skilled nursing home business management model being developed

managementNEW YORK: The public pay skilled nursing home business model is under significant threat from Government astringency, rising wage imposts and the increasingly fierce imposition of rising regulatory hurdles and standards.

An academic research team put together by the MBA (Seniors Housing and Care Trends) Board is Read More »

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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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Dog helps Paeroa woman live life after Alzheimer’s diagnosis

dog3DALLAS: Lexus, a black labrador, helps keep Ann Dredge from wandering. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago.

When Ann Dredge was told she wouldn’t have long to go before she “lost her marbles”, she told the doctor to sod off.

“She said there’s Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The three hundred and eighty-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A baseball field in Sydney’s Ashby neighbourhood is going to become home to a $10-million seniors housing project.

The non-profit Southend Community Development Association has bought the property Read More »

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