The Canadian government and community members celebrated the grand opening with Kingsclear First Nation for a new 8 unit senior care home last week. The new Wik-Cihpolakon Senior Care Center was funded through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) On-Reserve Non-Profit Housing Program (Section 95 program) which provided approximately $730,000 in subsidies for the […]
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Population control in China has always been a sensitive subject for those in the Western world. During the last few months, discussion has arisen that China is reconsidering its “one child” policy as it is finding a rapidly aging population, a problem with not enough babies being born and a shortage of workers and government […]
Do the large homes that seniors have in Australia make aging in place more challenging? The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute found 84 per cent of homes occupied by older Australians aged 55 and over would be considered too big by international occupancy standards. The majority of older Australians are living in three-bedroom homes […]
Invicta Telecare announced that it is the first organization in the UK to achieve the European Standard in Social Alarm Monitoring services, and only the second to achieve it in the module for Response, through the Telecare Services Association (TSA).
As China tackles its population growth problems between shortages of housing and lack of affordable housing options, the China Post is reporting that the Chinese government anticipates rolling out reverse mortgages in 2012 to deal with a growing population that needs options to age in place. The program will be available to citizens over 65 […]
Europeans retirees want to retire in warmer climates and predominantly in countries other than their own according to a new survey of 7,500 European workers from Aon Consulting. Spain was the most popular retirement destination and also had the highest percentage of respondents who were citizens that wanted to remain in their home country for […]
The Singapore government recently announced that it is increasing funding for its Silver Community Test Bed Programme to $10 million over the next two years. The third grant call is being supported by the EDB-MOH Health & Wellness Programme Office (HWPO) and is looking for technologies to pilot care innovation that will support the following […]
Think senior living is big in the United States? Expand your horizons. Senior housing is a world wide phenomenon and the Asia-Pacific rim has the largest concentration of the global aging population. Retirement Communities World Asia is hosting a retirement property development and investment forum that brings together developers, healthcare operators,
Carlyle Group and TPG Capital agreed Monday to acquire Australia’s Healthscope for for $2 Billion. Healthscope is Australia’s second largest hospital operator in the country with 43 private hospitals and owns 45 medical clinics and operates pathology services in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
What is the easiest way for retirees to get involved in their local communities if they retire abroad? Civic engagement and volunteerism provide the easiest and sometimes cheapest ways for retirees to acclimate themselves into a foreign culture during their retirement years. The International Community Foundation recently released its report “Civic Engagement, Volunteerism and Charitable […]
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