Most dementia patients prescribed multiple psychotropic drugs

coloured pillsHOUSTON: More than 75% of patients with dementia who are treated with an antipsychotic medications are also given at least one other psychotropic drug, based on a study conducted in Denmark.

Ane Norgaard Christensen, MD, of the Danish Dementia Research Centre, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, and colleagues Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

This sketch shows a continuing care retirement community in Basalt. The project has been cancelled because an option to purchase land for it expired.

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New mixed-income housing project planned

3 flowersNEW YORK: A church/charity not-for-profit is planning a mixed-income project.

With financing secured, the charitable consortium can now begin work on a 1.65 million-square-foot project that will eventually add 1,000 units of housing to the area, half of which will be permanently affordable. The first development Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeMIAMI: 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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