Winning urban designs which transform cityscape for boomers

2299 DALLAS: Ten winning urban designs are set to transform cityscapes for baby boomers.

The second is Masséna (13th arrondissement). Winner: Réalimenter Masséna

An abandoned train station, Masséna is a listed building constructed in 1863 and in a listed area because of its proximity to an Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime 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 »

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Sound therapy hits right note for those battling dementia

15897Musictherapy MIAMI: The healing power of music has helped bring peace to those with dementia at a Worcester skilled nursing home according to a study.

Stanfield Nursing Home director, Richard White, shared the results of the study, conducted at his Worcester-based skilled nursing home, in collaboration with the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The two hundred and ninety-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

We don’t have to build so high, and planning applications needn’t be so embattled, says Nicholas Boys Smith.

Smith is the co-founder of Create Streets (CS), a research Read More »

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