Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHOENIX: 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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Study delivers bleak verdict on validity of psychology experiment results

psychology experimentsPHILADELPHIA: A major investigation into scores of claims made in psychology research journals has delivered a bleak verdict on the state of the science.

An international team of experts repeated 100 experiments published in top psychology journals and found that they could reproduce only 36% Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Heron’s Key, the first Continuing Care Retirement Community in Pierce County, broke ground Aug. 19 on the $145 million community in Gig Harbor.

The Gig Harbor Read More »

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How health co-operatives go beyond treating symptoms

Co-op_LogoCHICAGO: There is a growing worldwide trend to gain access to health and social services through co-operatives and mutuals.

One in 40 people now uses co-operatives for wellbeing, medical and social services. As the sector continues to grow, co-operatives active in health and social care Read More »

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