Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeBOSTON: 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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Women’s brains age better than men’s says study

brain_on_fireWASHINGTON, D.C.: Women are less prone to memory problems in old age but men are less likely to be affected by disabilities, a study suggests.

The amount of time that men spent in a state of ‘mild cognitive impairment’ increased slightly, scientists from Newcastle and Cambridge Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Crusader Community Health this year began work on a North Alpine Road site that will become the nonprofit health care provider’s sixth facility in the region.

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Luxury tourism market being underpinned by boomers

Queenstown-bannerNEW YORK: Luxury accommodation in Queenstown is so booked up some boomer visitors are flying down for the day from Auckland to take helicopter tours of scenic spots like Milford Sound.

Queenstown-based Over The Top helicopters head Louisa “Choppy” Patterson said the day tripping was an Read More »

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