Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: 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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New compound may block the proteins causing Alzheimer’s disease

newDALLAS: One of the most common areas of research in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease focuses on amyloid beta, the sticky proteins that clump together in the brain, forming plaques that choke nerve cells and impede regular neural functions.

In new research announced this week, Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The one thousand and twenty-second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Developers under the name Pleasant Street LLC have initiated a process to bring something they feel is needed in Marblehead: an assisted living facility – slated for Read More »

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‘Repugnant’ financial consultant charged his own mother to visit her in skilled nursing home

legal-utilityLOS ANGELES: A financial consultant charged his own mother for visiting her in her skilled nursing home, it was revealed yesterday.

The 62-year-old son pocketed hundreds of thousands from his mother’s fortune in ‘expenses’ yet failed to pay her skilled nursing home fees, according to investigators.

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