Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and thirty-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A multigenerational housing campus of sorts is set to rise where St. Patrick Church once stood at 14th and Castelar Streets in southeast Omaha.

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Asia struggles to define housing policy for aging

bamboomilk-150x150CHICAGO: The government in Japan is facing an immediate demographic crisis with regards to seniors, whose numbers relative to the general population are increasing rapidly. One of the main problems is where they are going to live out their lives.

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Aged 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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Parkinson’s protein test could lead to earlier diagnosis

nutsBOSTON: A test of how sticky a protein molecule is could help diagnose the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, a study from the University of Edinburgh suggests.
Scientists said early work on a small number of samples proved very accurate.
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