Community farm to form fulcrum of new village

vegetables WASHINGTON, D.C.: A new village development has been approved. At the heart of the proposal is a farm which will be combined with educational facilities offering land-based accredited courses and a cookery school. In addition, a community hub will include a range of small retail, restaurant, Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime DALLAS: 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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Could music projects cut the cost of dementia care?

piano PHILADELPHIA: Sheer embarrassment was dementia care worker Lynda Kelly’s overwhelming emotion the first time she sat in on a Manchester Camerata orchestra music therapy session at the residential home where she works; but the lasting change she saw in the residents in response to the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The 120-unit affordable senior housing community is a vital part of Chicago’s Five-Year Housing Plan to commit $1.3 billion to affordable housing projects by 2018.

The $27.6 million Read More »

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