Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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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Research finds chemical cosh patients are more likely to suffer strokes

key_paul_burstowNEW YORK: Dementia patients whose aggression and agitation is subdued with a so-called “chemical cosh” have been found to be six times more likely to suffer a stroke, according to new research into its use in north London.

Camden and Islington Foundation Trust psychiatrists have published Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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The second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2017 has been received.

Beacon Communities, a Boston-based multifamily real estate development firm, has plans to rehabilitate Quincy Tower, a 16-story elderly affordable housing community at 5 Oak St. West in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood.

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Elderly couple share their farm with Vets suffering from PTSD

150720-prozac-editorial150PHOENIX: Rick and Donna Wanless have lived by themselves on a serene 25-acre farm for the past 43 years – but now they want to share it with those who might need some peace and quiet as well.

The elderly couple is transforming their property Read More »

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