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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Dementia treatment under the theatrical spotlight

maskPHOENIX: An award-winning play An Evening with Dementia is to be staged.

It is a portrait of an aging actor living in a skilled nursing home who accepts rather than suffers with the condition.

The production will take the audience on an illuminating, and at times Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The building under construction on Kalakaua Avenue will soon be a 17-floor senior living high rise.

Kalakaua Gardens opens in March and is managed by Avalon Healthcare Read More »

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Amsterdam ‘shared house’ model to open here

multicolored cargo containers used for housingPHILADELPHIA: A not-for-profit is preparing to introduce a Dutch initiative. Old shipping containers are used as students flats, and students live with ex-cons, refugees and the elderly.

The not-for-profit is currently undertaking further research on shared housing for students and other vulnerable groups. The students Read More »

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