Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: Retirement communities and rest 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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Projected dementia epidemic averted?

dementiaBOSTON: Despite an aging population, dementia cases may be leveling off in western Europe thanks to better education and living conditions and greater attention to vascular disease, say the authors of a new paper.

Current estimates of the number of dementia cases in western European Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The seven hundred and eighty fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Hampshire’s newest state-of-the-art skilled nursing home is on track to open next month.

The finishing touches have been made to Hartford Care’s brand new 63-bed skilled nursing home Read More »

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Multigenerational house construction on the rise

multigenerational livingPHILADELPHIA: It’s becoming more and more popular for two and three generations of one family to live together under one roof, and one local building company is catching onto the trend.

A 13-year-old company has identified the resurgence of multigenerational living. There has been an Read More »

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