Hospitals make dementia patients confused

question-marksDALLAS: Dementia sufferers may become distressed and confused when seeking treatment as some hospitals fail to create secure environments, research suggests.

Many clinics and hospitals do not provide the signs, handrails and decor needed to ensure that people with dementia feel comfortable, according to the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Sacred Heart Senior Residences, a 61-unit senior housing building planned at Fifth and Turner streets in Allentown, got final approval from the city’s planning commission Tuesday afternoon. Read More »

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German social housing sector to seek more access to capital markets

German-Flag-wallpaperCHICAGO: More German municipal housing companies are likely to seek capital market access as changing social housing policy increases their funding needs, Moody’s Public Sector Europe (Moody’s) said in a report published today.

The report, “Close Government Ties Underpin Credit Quality of German Social Housing 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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