People with type 2 dementia suffer memory loss and declining decision-making skills

BOSTON: People with type 2 diabetes lose brain power as their ability to regulate blood flow drops, research suggests.

A study by experts suggests that the impact can be seen in memory and cognition tests – with the decrease in thinking skills dropping over just Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The five hundred and eighty-third entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Irvine, California-based operator Silverado this week announced that it has received unanimous approval from the Cordata Design Review Board to build an 80-unit memory unit.

The 41,000-square-foot Read More »

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‘Modular’ housing for homeless seniors to go on display

NEW YORK: Examples of prefabricated “modular” housing that could be used to accommodate homeless seniors will go on display in coming weeks.

A number of modular housing providers, who were expressing interest in providing such housing, will erect a unit each on a designated site Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

PHILADELPHIA: 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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