Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime CHICAGO: 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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Young entrepreneurs develop new app to help dementia sufferers

mobile-apps-pile-ss CHICAGO: A potentially life-changing app for sufferers of dementia has been developed by four graduates.

Mind Mate is the brainchild of Mexican entrepreneur Rogelio Arellano who has worked with Patrick Renner, Susanne Mitschke and Gabriela Matic to build an interactive app that helps sufferers of Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1 NEW YORK: The nine hundred and ninety-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

A proposal for a 12-storey, 137-unit condo on an empty lot at Columbia and Keefer in Chinatown stirred up a storm of criticism last fall.

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Court urged to halt new pay rules for home aides

legal-utility BOSTON: In a last ditch effort, providers of home health care are urging the nation’s highest court to intervene before overtime and minimum wage rules go into effect.

In an emergency application, three industry trade groups asked for a stay of a rule slated to Read More »

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