Clever design ensures those with mobility issues feel at home

1.mobi_WASHINGTON, D.C.: Having the freedom to move easily around your own home is a luxury many of us take for granted.

But for those confined to a wheelchair or with other mobility issues, access can be a real problem – frustrating at best, impossible at worst. 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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Taser guns’ impact on brain may undermine police questioning findsstudy

taser PHOENIX: Taser guns’ impact on cognition and reasoning has been found to potentially interfere with police questioning.

A comprehensive study from the US discovered participants showed short-term decline in brain functioning equivalent to dementia after being shocked by the stun guns.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Opponents of a proposed senior living complex on Main Street recently aired their concerns before Medfield’s Zoning Board of Appeals, saying the building would dwarf the nearby Peak Read More »

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