Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The heritage-listed Darling House mansion at Sydney’s Dawes Point has been unexpectedly sold to a scion of Sydney’s Moran family for $7.7 million, well above initial sale Read More »

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Aged care in alternative community on mid-north coast of NSW

community-150x150BELLINGEN: Three decades after alternative lifestyle communities were established along the coast they are facing the new challenge of creating aged care support.

Mary* has lived in communities for much of her adult life, and also worked in aged care for 30 years… Read More »

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Age 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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People with dementia among the ‘loneliest’ in the country

umbrella and water -thmbSYDNEY: People with dementia are among the loneliest in Australia, according to new research, and their carers also suffer many of the same issues.

The survey of more than 1,500 people found those with dementia are more than twice as likely as the general public Read More »

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