Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS ANGELES: 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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GSK launches global fund to prevent and treat dementia

globe_of_flagsPHOENIX: GlaxoSmithKline and five other major drugmakers have teamed up with the UK government to launch the world’s first venture capital fund dedicated to finding new ways to prevent and treat dementia.

The Department of Health, the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK and the six pharmaceutical Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Residents of The Moorings in Arlington Heights showed up by the dozens to Monday night’s village board meeting to show support for the proposed $70 million expansion Read More »

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Senior housing investors net healthy returns

Green-investing-financial-returns-300x283-v2PHOENIX: Financially, the senior housing market is in good shape, with return on investment eclipsing other major real estate property types.

Over a seven-year period, senior housing returns have outperformed property indices and multi-family housing in total returns, income returns and appreciation. These and other Read More »

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