Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime HOUSTON: 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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Three-minute test successful for hard to diagnose dementia

ghostbusters-1 DALLAS: Lewy body dementia is still hard to recognize, which can delay diagnosis and treatment. Researchers have found a three-minute test that may be successful in diagnosing Lewy body dementia and speeding up treatment.

Lewy body dementia is characterized by a decline in cognitive function, Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Concerns over affordable housing and parking in Redhill were voiced as councillors pressed forward with the Marketfield Way redevelopment.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council’s decision-making body heralded Read More »

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Robotic construction and 3D printing are the seniors housing future

Wolf-Prix_robots_dezeen_sqHOUSTON: Combining robotic fabrication with 3D printing offers “amazing” opportunities for architecture and could help solve the global affordable housing crisis, according to Coop Himmelb(I) au founder Wolf D Prix.

The Austrian architect is pioneering the use of robots at one of his latest projects Read More »

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