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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New program launched to advance Alzheimer’s prevention research

new MIAMI: Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) announced the launch of GeneMatch, a first-of-its-kind program designed to identify a large group of people interested in volunteering for Alzheimer’s research studies based in part on their APOE genetic information. GeneMatch, open to nationwide enrollment today, is a key Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

McCrory Construction Co., a South Carolina-based builder, has broken ground on The Crossing at Five Forks, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Simpsonville, located in Upstate South Read More »

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Lifestyle villages needed as demand is set to soar

retirement PHOENIX: The number of retirement communities in the Hunter will need to double over the next 15 years if demand from a ‘‘tsunami’’ of aging baby boomers is to be met, a forum in Newcastle was told on Friday.

And retirees don’t want the regular Read More »

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