Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHILADELPHIA: 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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Aspirin nearly doubles survival in GI cancers

aspirinPHOENIX: Low-dose daily aspirin almost doubles survival among patients with a range of gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancers, reveals an analysis of prescribing data.

In a study of almost 1400 GI cancer patients, the researchers found that among a subgroup of patients (8.3%) who took aspirin Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The eight hundred and forty-fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

A development team including former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana has started construction on a $121.5 million housing project near the South Hayward BART station.

Developer AMCAL and Read More »

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National skilled nursing homes body continues to make self serving claims

6939149 WASHINGTON, D.C.: A national skilled nursing home organisation continues to feed self serving propaganda to media about what it alleges will be a chronic shortage of care beds as boomers age.

Bed use is in decline and boomers would rather euthanise than be incarcerated in a antediluvian Read More »

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