Best of USA CCRC design in 2015 is institutional monolith

best of usa ccrc MIAMI: The Balfour at Riverfront Park in Denver won the 2015 Senior Housing News Design Award for “The Best Continuing Care Retirement Community (CRCC)” in the USA.

The principle of an upscale senior living community with a continuum of care, set in a metropolitan setting, 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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How snake venom could hold the key to Alzheimer’s treatment

snake venom WASHINGTON, D.C.: Melbourne researchers believe snake venom may hold the key to destroying plaques that cause Alzheimer’s disease, offering new hope for a drug that could prevent the disease taking hold in newly-diagnosed people.

The discovery, by scientists at Monash University, uses venom from a ‘pit Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

East Palo Alto Mayor Donna Rutherford, San Mateo County Supervisor Warren Slocum and other city and county officials marked the construction start of an affordable rental community for Read More »

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