Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and fifty-second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Novak Construction has site work underway for the new development that will serve low income seniors in need of secure housing. It is situated adjacent to a walking Read More »

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Innovations to better house and care for dementia residents

small-business-venture-capital-150x150CHICAGO: Group Homes Australia is an innovator in new care business models. Its model is based around the group home model that often integrates disabled people into the community. The idea is to allow elderly people to live together in an actual home, and to Read More »

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Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeSAN FRANCISCO: 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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Skilled nursing home review likely to lead to mandatory minimum staffing

Review. Text on the string. Conceptual 3d imageHOUSTON: The B.C. government appears to be seriously considering setting mandatory minimum staff levels for skilled nursing homes.

Such a minimum “certainly makes sense,” Daryl Plecas, the parliamentary secretary to the Health minister, told a one-day meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday. Read More »

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