Managing dementia risks with what we already know

dementiaLOS ANGELES: Millions of people around the world could ward off dementia by heeding the advice of previous health studies rather than waiting for future discoveries, according to one of Australia’s leading dementia researchers.

Professor Henry Brodaty, the co-director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Aging Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

More than 1,500 people age 55 or older are on the Dakota County Community Development Agency’s waiting list for affordable housing — a number that keeps growing Read More »

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Longtime tenants fight move to remodel their apartments

house ripplesHOUSTON: Thirteen elderly and disabled residents face eviction from their social housing complex pending a plan to renovate their building. Despite having been told they’ll have temporary housing elsewhere, they fear that there’s no guarantee they’ll be able to move back home.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeDALLAS: 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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