Dementia risk may be dropping with generations

decliningBOSTON: New research suggests that people born after 1930 may have a lower risk of developing dementia than the generation before them, adding to evidence that the incidence of dementia may be declining.

That decline was not explained by age, but did seem to be Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The first private seniors’ community specifically for Chinese-Americans in the Pacific Northwest is breaking ground next week, and the concept may soon be coming to the Lower Read More »

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Real estate executive to face trial over retirement apartment Ponzi scheme

gavelNEW YORK: A man is about to stand trial on 11 counts of fraud stemming from accusations that his retirement apartments investment scheme morphed into a Ponzi scheme under his direction.

He is arguing he was a victim of the economic collapse that engulfed the real 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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