Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime BOSTON: 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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Slow walking is early dementia warning sign in elderly

slowSAN FRANCISCO: Walking slowly may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s in older people at risk of dementia, research suggests.

Scientists studied 128 people with an average age of 76 who had displayed evidence of impaired memory.

Scans showed that 48% of the group had a Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Maplewood Senior Living is expanding its care options on Cape Cod with multiple facilities to serve the area’s senior residents.

A new 75-bed memory care facility will be built at the Read More »

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Retirement complex to be pitched to UK emigres

beach DALLAS: A stunning development of one-and-two-bedroom condos and a dedicated retirement community is being built on the last remaining beachfront location on Thailand’s island of Phuket.

MontAzure will occupy a site measuring 180 acres on Phuket’s central west coast offering homes priced from just $230,000 Read More »

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