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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Prostate cancer increases the risk of dementia

prostate CHICAGO: Men undergoing testosterone-lowering therapy for prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a new study revealed.

Androgens are male hormones that play a key role in stimulating prostate cell growth.

And as a result, therapies that suppress androgen activity are a Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Bless Homes Pvt Ltd is establishing a ‘retirement community’ spread over three acres in South Vazhakulam, near Aluva. “The retirement facility, a premium residential complex for senior citizens, is specifically planned Read More »

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Over 50s now seeking self-contained social space communities

elephant-castle-558958d73f4b8NEW YORK: Architects are returning to the utopian idea of housing projects as self-contained communities where residents are able to interact in social spaces.

The buzzword du jour in residential property is “placemaking” and it’s happening all over the world. Architects of new developments are creating Read More »

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