Older people who take vitamins are wasting their time suggests study

BALTIMORE: Older people who take a popular vitamin supplement to improve their mobility, muscle strength, coordination and mental function may be wasting their time, new research suggests.

B12 supplements provide no mental or neurological benefit to people moderately deficient in the vitamin, the study found. Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Developers and public officials cut the ribbon today on 75 units of a new, affordable housing along the Delaware River, in Pennsauken.

As new developments go, Riverfront Read More »

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Not-for-profits accused over rent up-front approach to homeless seniors

BALTIMORE: Not-for-profits have created a major financial obstacle for homeless seniors finding accommodation despite it being a duty of care governance issue.

The study says forcing potential tenants to pay a month’s rent ‘up-front’ poses an insurmountable barrier for many homeless people in receipt of Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

WASHINGTON D.C.: 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 Read More »

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