Visual signs and symptoms in patients with the visual variant of Alzheimer’s disease

NEW YORK: In patients aged 50 and above, reading disturbances are a frequent complaint, generally the origin of which is clear following a thorough ophthalmological exam.

However, visual disturbances can also be a symptom of progressive dementia. Differentiating between dementia and another origin is based Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Kelowna’s new $16 million affordable housing development has officially broken ground at 1745 Chapman Place.

The new affordable housing development, Central Green, will be available for low Read More »

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Liability for consequences of closure set to sink skilled nursing home groups

LOS ANGELES: A new set of costs is set to sink the balance sheets of tottering skilled nursing home groups, and inflate the obligations of public providers.

There is a growing body of evidence that skilled nursing home closures kill many of those who are Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

DALLAS: 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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