Cities without old people are just factory floors says Harry Smith

7470 MIAMI: The capital is a cruel city for the elderly if they are not in the moneyed 1%. Old age has separated me from much of the city that once gave me happiness – but it doesn’t need to be this way.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime BOSTON: 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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Experiments show ‘retweeting’ can interfere with learning and memory

retweet WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a digital world where information is at your fingertips, be prepared to hold on tight before it slips right through them. Research at Cornell University and Beijing University finds retweeting or otherwise sharing information creates a “cognitive overload” that interferes with learning and Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Formation Development Group, an Atlanta-based senior living developer and investor, has obtained zoning approval for a new senior housing community in Mount Pleasant, S.C., a suburb of Charleston. Read More »

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