94-unit ‘affordable’ multigenerational housing plan unveiled

westportWESTPORT: New owners of the commercial property at 1177 Post Road East, sold by the Kowalsky family in January for $6.8 million, plan to develop a 94-unit residential complex on the site, with 30 percent of the apartments designated “affordable” under state housing guidelines.

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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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English FA asks FIFA to probe links between football and dementia

soccer ballNEW YORK: The English Football Association will ask FIFA to investigate whether former players have dementia as a consequence of brain damage from playing the game.

Three members of England’s 1966 World Cup squad – Martin Peters, Nobby Stiles, Ray Wilson – have Alzheimer’s, family members Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

With Wisconsin’s senior population soaring and dementia on the rise, a local senior living community has invested $18 million to meet the growing need. Brookdale Madison West will Read More »

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