John Matthies reveals 6-star aged care design

south yarra BOSTON: South Yarra’s grey-haired citizens will get gold-plated aged care with the construction of a $100-million facility for just 83 people.

A golf simulator, 40-person cinema, wine cellar, gym, hairdresser and private dining rooms are all part of developer John Matthies’ six-level, multi-wing building that Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime BOSTON: 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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Microglial marker TREM2 rises in early Alzheimer’s

markers PHOENIX: Variants in the microglial receptor TREM2 boost the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, but the protein’s exact role remains something of a mystery. Two recent studies shed more light on the factors affecting TREM2. In the March 3 EMBO Molecular Medicine, researchers led by Christian Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The one hundred and sixty-first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Developer-builder Ryan Cos. LCS and Harrison Street Real Estate have closed on Clarendale of Algonquin, their 186-unit senior housing project in Algonquin, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The Read More »

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