Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeCHICAGO: 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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Robot + flies equates to Alzheimer’s breakthrough

roboticsDALLAS: Take one ordinary fruit fly… add one ingenious robot… and you have the necessary items for one of the most unique breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease research.

Scientists are combining high-tech robotics, computing, biology, and physics to gain new insights into the factors behind the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The eight hundred and fourteenth 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 third is Luka Vuerich hut. Read More »

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Deep pessimism over future of skilled nursing homes misplaced

future skilled nursing homesPHOENIX: The living wage impact; government astringency; skilled nursing home closures; skilled nursing home investor balance sheet writedowns; constant media attention given to staff behavioural transgressions; the pressure to move to a 6 hour day; the lack of continuous education for staff; the impact of court rulings Read More »

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