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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Metformin for protection against Alzheimer’s and heart disease?

1932449264001_sleeping_pills_longHOUSTON: Metformin, a drug taken by many with diabetes, may have much greater potential beyond controlling blood sugar, some experts say.

Metformin may influence fundamental aging factors that underlie many age-related conditions, including cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s, says Nir Barzilai, MD, director of the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The three-storey Cornelius Place building is planned for construction beginning December 2016 on the north side of N. Adair Street between N. 13th and N. 14th avenues. It will include the Read More »

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Developers ignoring imminent threat from multigenerational providers

multigenerational2NEW YORK: Seniors housing providers are ignoring the multigenerational housing trend at their peril.

Social, economic and political forces are driving the rapid transition.

The boomer generation is refusing to embrace transportation to outlying suburbs and same age aggregation.

And Gen X and Gen Y are Read More »

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