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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American Airlines sued for losing dementia sufferer

aaCHICAGO: A woman is suing American Airlines after her father, who suffers from dementia, went missing before boarding a flight from New York to Haiti.

Last January, Keraphline Dupuy escorted her father Josaphat to La Guardia airport in New York to catch a flight to Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Paintbrush Assisted Living & Memory Care, west of Highway 99 in Fresno, celebrated its grand opening on Thursday.

The 74,000-square-foot residential care facility, at 4356 W. Ashlan Read More »

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Not-for-profit launches new community services to stop unnecessary hospital admissions

preventive-careBOSTON: Seeking to curb the trend in rising hospital admissions for over 65s, a newly-formed partnership is working closely with health and social care and the voluntary sector to create new joined-up services that keep people at home by bolstering community services – and stopping Read More »

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