LOS ANGELES: Visits to emergency departments by children with sports-related head injuries have sky-rocketed in the past decade, and new research finds that many patients undergo unnecessary computed tomography or CT scans that expose them to radiation and increase the cost of treatment.
Fifty-three percent of Read More »
NEW YORK: The six hundred and sixty-seventh entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
The Cottages assisted-living and 32-bed facility will consist of two 16-bedroom buildings offering assisted-living services, a therapy room and full-time activities. One building will be dedicated Read More »
CHICAGO: Lawyers for several residents and the building’s owner have to go over a proposed financial plan to renovate the violation-plagued senior housing complex.
A hearing involving the owner and seven residents was scheduled for July 29 but postponed. In its place is expected to Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO: 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 »