Cognitive health linked with activity in everyday life

MSBOSTON: Researchers found that processing speed is the primary limiting factor associated with activity and participation in everyday life among people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

“Factors that moderate activity limitation and participation restriction in people with multiple sclerosis” is the first MS study of cognition Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

CRG Architects has unveiled a proposal to replace slum housing with a pair of skyscrapers comprising stacks of brightly coloured shipping containers.

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Former school to become housing for seniors

coloredpencilsresizedWASHINGTON, D.C.: The main staircase in the former school will be preserved as the building transitions to a senior housing facility.

While the classrooms of the school building will never again teem with children squirming in their seats practicing arithmetic, the rooms will not be vacant Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimePHILADELPHIA: 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 Read More »

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