High-end seniors homes prove popular with Chinese-Canadians

opal SAN FRANCISCO: Rising demand for high-end seniors housing among Chinese-Canadians and Americans is breaking the cultural stereotype that all Asian seniors want to live with their children.

Vancouver-based Element Lifestyle Retirement says its Opal community in the Cambie and King Edward neighbourhood has been inundated by Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime WASHINGTON, 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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Research shows loss of memory then recovery after high-fat diet

erica CHICAGO: In a first-of-its-kind study, UT Dallas researchers in the Aging & Memory Research Laboratory have determined that while short-term exposure to a high-fat diet can cause learning and memory to fade, that memory can recover over a longer period of time.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The fiftieth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Arlington County Board has approved the plan for Gilliam Place, a new development on the site of the Arlington Presbyterian Church in Columbia Pike’s Town Center.

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