France’s school and retirement home under one roof

melting-crayons-too DALLAS: In Souvigny-de-Touraine, a French village with fewer than 400 inhabitants, the primary school and the nursing home are under the same roof. It’s the first structure of its kind in France, where children and the elderly can share spaces and activities.

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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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Phone game to help docs tackle dementia

Riptide_GP2_screen MIAMI: Citizen scientists are being encouraged to join the fight to tackle dementia by playing a game on their phones.

Scientists hope that the more people play Sea Hero Quest, the better awareness they will have about human spatial navigation.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Ebony, a new development by Jayman Modus in Mahogany, won Best Multi-Family Community at the SAM (Sales and Marketing) Awards held in April by CHBA-UDI Calgary Region Association, Read More »

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