New push to mix affordable housing, seniors and new schools

qualicos1 DALLAS: Imagine a new school that converts into seniors housing as the neighbourhood matures.

That’s one design in front of Alberta Education as cities, school boards and developers await legislative changes this spring. They could dramatically change the way schools are seen and built in 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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Common drug used to treat an irregular heart beat ‘increases risk of Alzheimer’s’

irregular-heart-beatNEW YORK: Patients diagnosed with an irregular heart beat, known as atrial fibrillation, and treated in the long-term with Warfarin were found to be at greater risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.

Atrial fibrillation is is the most common type of arrhythmia, which Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Marshall Court flats in Miramar have won the Winstone Wallboards Residential award at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards.

The accolades keep rolling in for Wellington City Read More »

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