CCRCs have to be integrated into community to survive

richmond DALLAS: Continuous Care Retirement Communities (CRCC) will need to be genuinely integrated into the community if they are to survive and prosper beyond servicing the current veteran generation.

Current operators have been motivated by safe haven thinking and have built castles, prisons and secure compounds. Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime DALLAS: 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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Fewer drugs the better prescription for dementia

corn DALLAS: A recent effort has been made to reduce and even eliminate the use of antipsychotic drugs on older Americans suffering from dementia.

“Antipsychotics have been around since the 1940s and are used for psychotic conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder but have also been Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Englewood-based developer McDermott Properties LLC has submitted plans for Oakridge Crossing in Fort Collins, a mixed-use project that will consist of commercial office space and affordable housing for Read More »

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