Rate of cognitive decline increases for years after stroke

NEW YORK: Cognitive decline is significantly faster in the 6 years after stroke than it was before it, and is persistent rather than simply an acute problem, researchers have found.

In the wake of the study experts have called for doctors to be alert to Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The Palace, a high-end assisted living centre, obtained a $26.86 million construction loan for its Homestead location.

TD Bank awarded the mortgage to the Palace at Homestead Read More »

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Real aged care costs are three times estimates

NEW YORK: An aged care association says the real costs of caring for the elderly are three times what the government believes and funding calculations need an urgent review.

The release of the latest fees and charges by the government shows an indexation rise of 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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