Elderly encouraged to beat dementia by taking up sport

TENNIS_BALLSDALLAS: The elderly will be encouraged to take part in sport under a new drive to beat dementia, reduce the risk of cancer and “keep older hearts healthy”.

The minister for sport says that she wants to end the “embarrassment” and “intimidation” that older people Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Plans are in place to turn a former bar and a lap-dancing club into a new multigenerational housing development.

The proposals for the development, branded as the Read More »

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Ex tennis star lambasts equity release schemes as racket

NetBOSTON: Former tennis star Andrew Castle has slammed ‘rip-off’ equity release schemes.

The 51-year-old presenter said vulnerable people were being taken advantage of by big financial institutions, as he explained the plight of his wife’s elderly parents.

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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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