Housing model blends independence with support and affordability

herbs_spices MIAMI: Elynn Busch wants to be more independent.

“I think I’m ready to move on.”

At 65, she hopes to strike out on her own.

“I think it would be really, really good for me,” says Busch, seated in the office of her Wentworth Street 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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Byproduct of hemoglobin could provide treatments for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

red blood cells PHILADELPHIA: Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a novel mechanism that could be used to protect the brain from damage due to stroke and a variety of neurodegenerative conditions, including sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.

Neena Singh, Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Developers have unveiled their plans for more than 50 new assisted living retirement flats in Hunstanton.

Dozens of residents attended a public exhibition of McCarthy and Stone’s proposals Read More »

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