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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Improving Glycemic Control May Prevent Dementia

prevent PHOENIX: Better glycemic control may help significantly lower the risk for dementia among individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study .

Researchers looked at a cohort of more than 350,000 patients (mean age, 67 years) and found that the risk for dementia Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Boomers are driving significant housing changes. The next 9 Global Award segments highlight the most outstanding individual housing designs in 2015.

The seventh is the Fall House. Read More »

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Promoting integrated facility for child-rearing and nursing care

2-yellowHOUSTON: A not for profit is promoting the development of integrated facilities that provide multiple services like nursing care and child-rearing assistance.

It will also study concrete measures to support nursing care and nursery workers, and make it easier for them to obtain licences in Read More »

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