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

BOSTON: 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: The five hundred and ninety-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

61 rent control housing units for seniors are being developed by the Caraspezia Foundation, with the support of the Social Housing Foundation and the social housing fund Read More »

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New live-work space includes rooftop vegetable garden

NEW YORK: The Live/Work/Grow project provides three separate units – a main residence, a studio flat and an office.

The project is built on a 7.6 metre by 30.5 metre lot. The accommodation units are perched on top of the offices. A courtyard featuring a Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

CHICAGO: 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 Read More »

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