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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Routine brain screening for people older than 70 recommended

70DALLAS: A panel of experts in aging recommends that everyone 70 and older should have their memory and reasoning ability evaluated annually.

This is the first time routine brain health screenings have been recommended for patients starting at age 70.

Patients found to have cognitive Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The eight hundred and sixteenth 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 fifth is the Steel House. Read More »

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Company raises funds to expand into local home care market

porteaPHOENIX: An Indian-based home health care company Portea Medical on Sunday said it had raised a tranche in Series-B funding led by Accel. The round also saw participation from marquee investors, including International Finance Corporation, Qualcomm Ventures and Ventureast. After the fund-raise, Arun Mathew from Read More »

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