Could incremental design solve affordable housing needs?

awaNEW YORK: Given that every human being requires some form of housing/shelter, it is not too much of a stretch to imagine there are 7 billion plus definitions for affordable housing. How affordable housing can be delivered is affected by the circumstances within which a community/city/country Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeWASHINGTON, D.C.: 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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Robotic pets helping people with dementia

robot-petLOS ANGELES: A robotic seal called Paro is being used as a therapeutic medical device to help care for people with dementia.

The Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, working in conjunction with the University of Brighton, introduced the technology on one of its wards after it Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The seventy-first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A project that has been billed as as a possible model for assisted living facilities that care for veterans with PTSD and memory issues held a ground breaking ceremony.

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