Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS ANGELES: 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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Lack of respect for elderly may be fuelling Alzheimer’s epidemic

respectMIAMI: Lack of respect for the elderly in western societies could be fuelling the Alzheimer’s epidemic and simply allowing people to grow old gracefully could prevent dementia, scientists have suggested.

The study by Yale School of Public Health, in the US, is the first to Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Plans for 340 apartments at a west Dublin industrial estate, one of the largest apartment schemes proposed since the property crash, are to be submitted to Dublin City Council this week. Read More »

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Stockland and OPAL in new deal for inner-city retirees

StocklandNEW YORK: Stockland property group has expanded its exposure to the retirement sector with a deal involving Opal Specialist Aged Care, for the construction on a $33 million aged-care facility.

The 133-bed site is part of the new Stockland and Opal Specialist Aged Care strategic partnership, Read More »

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