New assessment can ID dementia in minutes

trackandfieldHOUSTON: A new evaluation tool allows even a layperson to determine if a person has dementia, and the extent of the dementia, within minutes.

The method allows even a layperson to do the assessment in three to five minutes. Researchers say the results from the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The seven hundred and fortieth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Cityscape Residential plans to demolish an abandoned warehouse building on the site and build 300 multigenerational apartments separated among three, five-story buildings. Cityscape will invest about $40 Read More »

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Boomers embrace recycled building materials to produce time-worn appearance

woodBOSTON: The use of recycled material gives a simple pavilion a time-worn appearance – but it is entirely new.

The name and first-glance appearance of Sawmill House, the primary project of Chris Gilbert and his recently established three-man design practice suggests it has been constructed Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeCHICAGO: 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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