Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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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Drug combo may reduce aggressive outbursts in Alzheimer’s

outburstsPHOENIX: Beyond dealing with a loved one who may no longer recognize them, many caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s also have to fight through bouts of agitation and aggression from the patient, which can be equally distressing for both parties, and in some cases could Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The eight hundred and fourty first entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Linden Homes and Cothill Educational Trust (CET) have jointly submitted three applications to Brighton and Hove City Council encompassing 48 homes and a 62-bed skilled nursing home Read More »

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You get to buy with a little help from your friends

helpDALLAS: Mates and relatives who want to break into the property market are pooling money to buy and develop homes in trendy suburbs that they would otherwise be priced out of.

Property syndicates, aimed at commercial investors and the rich, have long existed. But in Read More »

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