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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Study finds women bear economic burden of Alzheimer’s

booksMIAMI: Women bear the brunt of the cost burden in Alzheimer’s disease care, according to a study that was released last week.

The study says women bear six times the cost that men do, and that the greater financial burden is because of the informal Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Planning approval has been granted for the development of a further 177 multigenerational houses and apartments in Pennywell, northwest Edinburgh.

Urban Union’s second phase plans for the Pennywell Living Read More »

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Maligned senior home developer sets new sights

malignedWASHINGTON, D.C.: The developer who forced seniors from an assisted living facility has filed plans to build a new high-rise.

Plans for the new building call for 16 residential units, a private roof deck, a pet spa and a children’s playroom.

The same developer recently announced Read More »

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