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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Former Wallabies take part in study of damage inflicted by contact sports

eales PHOENIX: Some of Australia’s rugby union greats are taking part in a study to reveal any damage years of tackles may do to the brains and hearts of former elite players.

Former Wallabies Simon Poidevin, John Eales and Owen Finegan are among those undergoing tests Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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NEW YORK: The one thousandth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

The Moorings in Arlington Heights is planning a more than $70 million expansion that will include a new assisted-living building, a building specially suited for memory-care patients and a Read More »

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Major bank announces housing not-for-profit deal

bank WASHINGTON, D.C.: A major bank has entered the social housing sector with a significant loan to the largest provider of older people’s housing.

The bank has established a ‘social housing offering’ that consists of 5 to 10 year loans, available to social housing providers.

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