Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime LOS 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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Govan dementia language project launched

dementia DALLAS: A new scheme is being launched which helps elderly and vulnerable adults battle dementia by learning foreign languages.

Lingo Flamingo was founded by Robbie Norval who was inspired by his grandmother, who had dementia.

Research has indicated that speaking several languages can delay the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The “Summit Club” project will feature 584 one- and two-bedroom multigenerational apartment units, 117 of which will be allocated as workforce housing for tenants who make 50 percent or less of Read More »

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Hybrid housing coming to former Summit Sierra land

hybrid housing DALLAS: A site adjacent to The Summit shopping center could soon be the location of a hybrid housing project.

Plans are underway — pending state approval in January — for a new apartment complex featuring regular and workforce housing at former Summit Sierra land on Read More »

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