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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Worrying about getting old ‘increases the risk of dementia’

3161323177_b4bcdf4d44_o DALLAS: Dreading growing old may raise your risk of Alzheimer’s, scientists have warned.

They have shown that middle-aged people who view aging as a handicap are more likely to have dementia-like changes to their brain decades later.

It is thought the stress generated by such Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The urban regeneration of Laurieston, Glasgow, has been named Best Regeneration Project at the 2015 National Brick Awards.

The awards are in their 39th year and celebrate excellence in design and Read More »

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University set to develop on-campus retirement community

Color pencils representing the concept of Standing out from the crowd PHOENIX: The University of Cincinnati is exploring a new plan that could bring retired professors back to its campus.

The university is considering creating a 120-unit retirement community that would allow former faculty members to move near its campus and continue to benefit from its Read More »

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