DALLAS: Delirium is an acute state of confusion that often affects older adults following surgery or serious illness. Now a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) confirms that inflammation – an immune response that develops when the body attempts to Read More »
Inflammation plays role in onset of delirium in older adults
Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award
NEW YORK: The six hundred and fifty-second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
Karin Krause is founder and director of Hope & A Future, an adult family residence she has run at her home for over a decade. She has Read More »
Aged care design showing signs of falling behind market demand
NEW YORK: Retirement community and aged care operators are growing apart from the market with their ‘all retirees have similar housing needs’ approach.
A new report has identified six types of requirements retirees have for housing:
1. Age-in-place: The group that wants to, and is able Read More »
Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets
MIAMI: 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 »