MIAMI: Police and security guards are called out to deal with dementia residents four times a day, figures reveal.
They are increasingly summoned by hospital and skilled nursing homes staff struggling to cope.
One frightened patient was handcuffed to his hospital bed and told he had Read More »
LOS ANGELES: 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 »
PHILADELPHIA: Researchers at the University of Washington are testing a drug to see if it would extend a dog’s life.
The drug, rapamycin, has lengthened the lives of laboratory mice. The long-term aim of the research is to find ways to treat illnesses that come Read More »
NEW YORK: The three hundred and nineteenth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
Construction is starting on a Flatbush building that will provide 123 units of permanent, affordable housing for low-income seniors, families, and persons with disabilities.
The Doe Fund, State Read More »