Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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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Claims that coffee prevents dementia are lukewarm at best

food-beans-coffee-drink150SAN FRANCISCO: “Coffee really can help to prevent dementia: Just two cups a day ‘cuts the risk of developing it by 36 per cent’. But if you look closely at the research behind this report, the results are of borderline significance, meaning it is likely they Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and seventy-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Mary Potter Hospice apartment developers have been given more time to get their resource consent applications in order.

The extension comes as the hospice has released a new Read More »

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Boomers designer home sells for $15 million

boomers-design-150x150MIAMI: It took almost 18 months and more than $2 million shaved off the asking price, but Port Douglas trophy home The Edge has finally sold – to a buyer from Sydney.

Jutting out of the Port Douglas hillside like a crash-landed UFO, the two-bedroom Read More »

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