Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

Desperately needed affordable housing is to be built in Withernsea, after the go-ahead was given for a £2.8m new development.

The project will see the demolition of Read More »

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Management company wants to develop artist colony for seniors

NEW YORK: A management company is looking for an old factory to acquire for conversion into lofts.

The entity wants to create an artists colony for the over 50s market.

The two directors have been looking for a city centre location for seven months, but Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

PHOENIX: 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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Five ways housing professionals can help older people stay independent

PHILADELPHIA: All of us want to stay in our own homes as long as we can as we get older. It’s good for us and it saves on the cost of residential care.

But how can we create homes that enable people to live independently Read More »

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