Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and forty-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Hjaltland Housing Association has trumpeted the £1.9 million, 14-unit scheme. But the project will only go so far to address strong demand. Hjaltland received more than 180 applications Read More »

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Village healthcare center begins transition to new household model

wesley-village150CHICAGO: When a senior citizen is no longer able to live independently and moves into an institutional setting to receive 24 hour care, the physical and emotional comforts of home are lost.

Wesley Village Retirement Community hopes to bring the sense of “home” back to Read More »

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Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeSAN FRANCISCO: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 counter Read More »

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Deciphering suspected non-Alzheimer pathophysiology (SNAP)

social-lg-150PHILADELPHIA: One of the classic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the sticky gobs of brain plaques called amyloids that clog up the brain’s neuropathways.  But one type of cognitive degeneration doesn’t seem to have any relation to amyloid buildup:  Suspected non-Alzheimer pathophysiology (SNAP).

SNAP is Read More »

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