10 tips for keeping brain healthy to stave off Alzheimer’s and dementia

CHICAGO: The evidence is mounting. You may be able to reduce your risk of cognitive decline by making key lifestyle changes. That is the conclusion of a new research summary.

The research on cognitive decline is still evolving. But there are actions people can take. Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: A 50 unit apartment complex being planned near downtown Sacramento has been tentatively dubbed Lavender Court and will cater to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors.

Mutual Housing of California, which has built 19 low-income projects since 1989, is used to partnering with and Read More »

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Poor staff supervision opens up care providers to legal claims

LOS ANGELES: The lack of continuous education for all care staff and poor supervisory practices is opening up care providers to an avalanche of lawsuits.

The latest breach could reduce a major care provider to penury.

A senior nurse has been arrested and a major Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

NEW YORK: 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 Read More »

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