Boomer home designer buildings win architectural awards

boomer homesMIAMI: A house in County Down has scooped the award for Northern Ireland’s building of the year.

House at Maghera, three miles from Newcastle, won the Liam McCormack Prize at the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) awards in Belfast on Thursday night.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeWASHINGTON, D.C.: 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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Lack of diagnosis creates added risks for those with dementia

lackDALLAS: A Johns Hopkins study on data from more than 7,000 older Americans has found that those who show signs of probable dementia but are not yet formally diagnosed are nearly twice as likely as those with such a diagnosis to engage in potentially unsafe Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Building permits are in the works for a senior housing complex on the little-used western half of a hotel property in the Woodlake area.

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