Hotelier Laurence Geller launches luxury dementia skilled nursing home

laurence-gellerLOS ANGELES: Laurence Geller, a British-born, US-based real estate investor and philanthropist, has launched Chelsea Court Place, a skilled nursing home on the famous Kings Road in Chelsea, London, for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

As chairman of Chelsea Court Place, Mr Geller has applied 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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Long-term poverty linked to worse cognitive function

feature-winter-2011-empty_bowls-header150HOUSTON: Long-term poverty in young adulthood and midlife affects cognitive function by age 50, according to researchers, earlier than previously thought.

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco say their new study, suggests poverty has a greater, faster influence on brain function than previous Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Stirling’s 2,500-home “supervillage” could be back on the horizon more than a decade after it was first proposed.

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has opened consultation on plans to Read More »

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