Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Armed with a five-year, $5 billion development pipeline, it is clear that developer Mainstreet is betting big on its vision to transform the traditional post-acute skilled nursing Read More »

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Why does retirement living sector persist with policies which offend customers and draw adverse publicity

JACKSONVILLE: Why does the retirement housing/care market continue to provide ammunition for its critics with dumb management policies?

The most stupid of all policies is the charging of families for rent costs and meals after the death of a resident. This procedure is a PR Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

AUSTIN: 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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Army researchers team up to advance cognitive science

SAN JOSE: Army researchers have teamed up with a university school of engineering to create the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, or Center for ABCs.

The new partnership will allow scientists opportunities to partner with faculty and students and utilize unique resources. It Read More »

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