Senior living designs lack courage says architect

visual1 CHICAGO: Senior living designs lack courage says David Dillard of D2 Architecture. “There is a pervasive fear of being bold,” said the awards review architect.

Growth of the ‘template-driven’ or ‘kit-of-parts approach’ by both for-profit clients and church/charities is killing innovation….. Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime LOS ANGELES: 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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People with dementia test-drive virtual reality rehabilitation system

Mobile-Marketing WASHINGTON, D.C.: First developed to rehabilitate wounded Israeli soldiers, the virtual reality CAREN machine has also helped hundreds of injured Chinese earthquake victims to take their first steps to recovery.

Now those with dementia in northern England have begun test-driving the same revolutionary rehabilitation system to Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Talmadge Gateway LP has acquired a 35,183-square-foot retail center in the San Diego submarket of Talmadge for $2.5 million. Wakeland Housing and Development Corp. will redevelop the site Read More »

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