Active baby boomers chart new course

iStock-Compass1NEW YORK: Active baby boomers are reinventing themselves while marketers track their resilient purchasing power.

As the first wave of the baby boomer generation turns 70, precious few of them act their age. It’s a new kind of older generation, more affluent, healthier and more adventurous, Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeCHICAGO: 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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Alzheimer’s-related brain changes occur 2 decades before symptom onset

the-human-brainDALLAS: Inflammatory brain changes related to Alzheimer’s disease may occur as many as 20 years before onset of symptoms, according to new research – a finding that could pave the way for early interventions that could halt disease development.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The proposed residential tower at 160 Folsom St. by architect Jeanne Gang for developer Tishman Speyer. It would rise one block inland from the Embarcadero.

When the 40-floor, 391-unit complex was Read More »

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