Joy’s House develops concept of adult day care

Joys-House- PHILADELPHIA: Joy’s House, an Indianapolis not-for-profit adult day service, is to open a second location, Joy’s House at UIndy.

The organisation’s mission is to help families stay together for as long as possible in their own homes, despite aging issues and life-altering diagnoses….. 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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Ditch knitting and buy a computer to ward off dementia

Balls-of-Yarn PHOENIX: Older people hoping to hang on to their memory and thinking skills in later life should pack away their knitting needles and buy a computer, a new study suggests.

Silver surfers in their 70s are 42 per cent less likely to develop the mental Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

At a recent Habitat for Humanity event, a crew of six people erected a demonstration house in just 41 minutes. Not a record by any means, but an Read More »

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