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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Processing speed impedes activity and participation in MS

processing speedMIAMI: Researchers have found that processing speed is the primary limiting factor associated with activity and participation in everyday life among people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Researchers examined cognitive factors associated with both activity and participation. The study, which included 72 individuals with MS, focused Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The winning bid for the construction of 500 affordable apartments came from a consortium called Delancey Street Associates, made up of Taconic Investment Partners, L+M Development Read More »

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Affordable housing energizes multigenerational communities

affordable housingSAN FRANCISCO: The development of a new neighbourhood on a brownfield site has proved to be a rare opportunity to address a housing shortage that has displaced low-income households and threatens the city’s cultural and economic diversity.

A core component of the plan was that one-third Read More »

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