Dementia risk increased in seniors with newly diagnosed diabetes

diagnosisCHICAGO: Seniors with newly diagnosed diabetes may have up to 16% increased risk of dementia.

“Our findings add to a growing understanding that diabetes is an independent risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia,” commented first author Nisha Nigil Haroon, MD, PhD, of the Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Earthmoving has begun for a major new healthcare facility in Monett that may bring up to 40 jobs to the city.

Oak Pointe of Monett, a Missouri Read More »

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Cruise boats compete for assisted living clients

CruisePHILADELPHIA: A study has found that when considered over a 20-year span, “a representative cost-effectiveness analysis showed that cruises were priced lower than assisted living centres and were more efficacious.”

The permanent cruise market has grown 490 percent in five years… Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeLOS ANGELES: 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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