Over 60s exercise targets should be cut to 15 minutes a day

o-EXERCISE-MORNING-facebookDALLAS: Exercise targets for the over 60s should be halved because even small amounts of extra activity protect against dying early, a new study suggests.

Currently doctors encourage older adults to take part in 150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week to stay healthy Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Plans to demolish a town centre store and build 500 multigenerational homes in its place are set to get the go-ahead.

The scheme would see Matalan make Read More »

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Cost of housing pushing Baby Boomers into homelessness warn charities

homelessNEW YORK: Escalating property prices, rising rental costs and a limited supply of affordable homes are pushing Baby Boomers out of secured shelter and into homelessness, charities have warned.

Currently, around 14 per cent of the national homeless population are aged over 55. But according to Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeBOSTON: 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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