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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Alzheimer’s may exact its revenge on those who hold negative beliefs

alzheimer'sBOSTON: Next time you’re stuck behind a slow-moving older person and find yourself entertaining negative stereotypes about aging, consider this: A new study finds that people who were inclined to believe that older people were slower, unhappier and less sharp than the rest of us Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The twenty-first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

The community offers senior care options in a homelike environment of expert care and a plethora of social interaction and enrichment activities.

It is designed for people who want an active, Read More »

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Low cost housing solution for boomers created by entrepreneur

hivehaus_00NEW YORK: 52-year-old entrepreneur Barry Jackson might have come up with a low-cost housing solution.

His design, named HiveHaus, is made up from hexagonal rooms, each 100 square-feet, and can be erected in four or five days by a small team of builders without the need Read More »

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