Popular blood thinner causing deaths in skilled nursing homes

LOS ANGELES: Skilled nursing homes are routinely cited for lapses that imperil residents, from letting those with dementia wander off to not stopping elders from choking on their food. For years, advocates, researchers and government officials have worried about the overuse of anti­psychotic medications that Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

A developer is partnering with the NFL Alumni Association to develop specialized assisted living and memory care facilities for former players.

Validus Senior Living, based in Tampa, Read More »

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Are developers starting to overbuild in some over 50s housing markets?

LOS ANGELES: A care housing demand report suggests there are growing concerns about absorption rates in the seniors housing sector.

Last quarter occupancy in the seniors housing sector pointed to a surprising level of weak absorption. In Q1 the average occupancy rate for seniors housing 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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