Australia Post rolls out new ideas for over 50s roles

Australia-Post-1 MIAMI: Posties could soon be checking water meters and even looking out for elderly relatives and the family pet, as the nation’s 207-year-old postal service looks to reinvent frontline roles.

The news comes as Australia Post rolls out a trial of electric “postie trikes”, to 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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Prevalence of severe vision loss hallucinations confirmed

painting DALLAS: Optometrists and ophthalmologists are being urged to broaden their understanding of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), after a major study has backed up how commonly patients with severe vision loss experience it.

With 2565 patients, the study – across the three major eye diseases, age-related Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

An 89-unit affordable housing project for seniors, proposed for a site next to a South Hope Avenue car dealership and alongside Arroyo Burro Creek, won approval last week Read More »

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