Govt cautions over risk retirement communities pose to ‘wealth health’

julian-cookLOS ANGELES: A government instrumentality has felt it necessary to convene a series of public meetings to warn about the risks of buying into a retirement community.

Troy Churton, retirement communities national manager at the Commission for Financial Capability, said people needed better information before committing. Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHOENIX: 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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Dementia patients are wrongly told ‘it’s just a mid-life crisis’

mistakeNEW YORK: Middle-aged dementia patients are wrongly being told they are going through a mid-life crisis or marital problems by doctors who are failing to recognise symptoms, experts have warned.

Tens of thousands of patients have types of dementia that present different symptoms than those associated Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The two hundred and eleventh entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

While no city of Des Plaines building permits have yet been issued for the construction of a 68-unit assisted living facility at 959-997 Lee St., property owner Edward Read More »

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