First government run skilled nursing home opens in Singapore

pearl-hill-care-home-openingWASHINGTON, D.C.: A new 130-bed skilled nursing home in Outram, an area which has one of the highest number of senior citizens, was officially opened by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Wednesday (Sep 28).

The first Government-run skilled nursing home, it is operated by Vanguard Healthcare, which Read More »

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Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHOENIX: 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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Genetic score predicts age related risk of Alzheimer’s disease

magnifying-glass-and-dna-strandsDALLAS: Alzheimer’s disease was once unique among illnesses in that a definitive diagnosis could be made only after death. Symptoms of the devastating assault on the brain could be seen from the outside, but those external signs also could be associated with other types of Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and sixty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Most major master-planned residential developments are centered around a sales-driving pièce de résistance: a golf course, a playground-studded expanse of parkland, a working farm or a tech startup-friendly Read More »

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