Roommates matched to bring affordable housing to elderly

roommates MIAMI: Following the death of her husband, Freda Schaeffer found her Brooklyn home feeling empty.

“I wanted someone to live with me, to share the house,” Schaeffer, 85, said of her Midwood property. “Since he died, I don’t like to be alone at night, or Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime CHICAGO: 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 app to provide deep insights about dementia

mobile-apps-collage WASHINGTON, D.C.: Scientists have developed a virtual reality smartphone app to help people gain insight into the varied symptoms people with dementia experience in everyday life.

The app, called A Walk Through Dementia, was developed by Alzheimer’s Research UK and virtual reality company VISYON, and uses Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Officials gathered Thursday to unveil the recently redeveloped Greenfield Apartments, part of the North Chicago Strategic Revitalization Plan that will attempt to add more affordable housing units in Read More »

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