Not-for-profit building affordable rental housing

mi_casa_future_development CHICAGO: Red Door Housing Society has only a dozen single-room units in its inventory of 12 affordable rental properties across Metro Vancouver.

Most of the Vancouver nonprofit’s housing stock consists of two-, three-, four-, and five-bedroom apartments and townhomes geared for families…… 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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Hemodialysis patients show cognitive impairment

mental_model SAN FRANCISCO: Meta-analysis reveals especially poor scores in attention and memory on neuropsychological tests.

Hemodialysis (HD) patients demonstrate impaired cognitive function, particularly in the domains of orientation and attention and executive function, a new review and meta-analysis confirms.

The impairments particularly affect attention, processing speed, and Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Preliminary architectural renderings of a controversial 12-storey tower on Commercial Drive have been released.

The renderings were released by the project’s co-developers: the non-profit Kettle Society and Vancouver’s Read More »

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