Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeSAN FRANCISCO: 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 Read More »

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Study reveals new link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s

research_centres_and_groups DALLAS: Individuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of early-onset dementia, in which toxic amyloid plaques build up in the brain. The condition is strikingly similar to Alzheimer’s disease, and as new work led by researchers shows dementia in Down Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The one thousand and thirty-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

A prominent real estate developer that has helped fulfill the need for low and moderate-income housing throughout central New Jersey has brought to market new affordable seniors Read More »

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This is what sustainable homes look like

sustainable home WASHINGTON, D.C.: Every time your air conditioner or furnace rumbles on, greenhouses gases spew into the air. All those volts —about 10,900 kilowatt-hours per person — used to charge laptops and phones, light rooms, and keep the refrigerator running don’t come without an environmental cost. American Read More »

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