Washougal senior living facility to add 14 apartments
Columbia Ridge Senior Living facility in Washougal will host a 1 p.m. public ground-breaking ceremony today to celebrate the construction start of a $2.1 million addition.

Bickford Senior Living to host holiday event
Residents at Bickford Senior Living welcome people from throughout the Iowa City community to come 'Home for the Holidays,' with a three-day event at the senior housing community.

Business roundup: New owner for assisted living facility and more
Bakersfield assisted living facility Laurel Springs has been purchased by Emeritus Senior Living, a Seattle-based senior living communities operator. The business at 8100 Westwold Drive was renamed Emeritus at Bakersfield upon Emeritus's purchase of the business, effective Monday, from Salem, Ore.-based Sunwest Management Inc. No staffing changes were made as part of the transition, but the new ...

Belton senior citizen living in water-well pump house
A Bell County organization says it doesn't want any senior citizens living in sub-standard housing.

University students ensure senior citizens are not alone for holidays
Area senior citizens are getting the chance to have their own social network, much like Facebook without the computers, as well as a friendly face to share the holidays with. Students enrolled in Civic Engagement in Active Living, AHS 399, partnered with Provena Covenant Medical Center's program Senior Support Services to insure that local senior citizens would not spend the holiday season ...

Progress building on upscale senior apartments
The count is six up, two to go, at Graystone Court in Richland Township. Six floors of the eight-story senior living apartment building are complete. But it will take another year to finish the ambitious project.

Two more Sunwest assisted living homes in Oregon file for bankruptcy
Two more Oregon assisted living homes owned by principals of Sunwest Management in Salem filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday. Portland Senior Living LLC, doing business as Hawthorne Gardens Assisted Living Community in Southeast Portland, and Stayton S.W. Assisted Living, doing...

Senior housing project could be back on track
BENNINGTON - A new firm is looking to take control of a senior housing project proposed at the former middle school on Main Street now that the current owner is facing threats of foreclosure and demolition.

Cheryl Rowley Design Enters Luxury Senior Living Market
Los Angeles firm Cheryl Rowley Design is expanding into the luxury senior living market with Maravilla, adjacent to the Fairmont Scottsdale Resort. Scheduled to open in 2011, the project will comprise one-, two-, and three-bedroom luxury apartments and casitas.

Top Ten Things One Senior Citizen Wants When Holiday Shopping
Editor?s Note: Ever wonder why people often refer to senior citizens as ?cranky old men.? Read this column by our occasional contributor, who is a retired senior.

Bring Santa to a senior
Local seniors who otherwise might be forgotten this holiday season will receive gifts and companionship through the fifth annual 'Be a Santa to a Senior' program.

Detective 'tried to smother policewoman lover over earlier affair with senior officer'
A married detective tried to smother the policewoman he was having a relationship with because he was jealous about an affair she had with another senior officer named only as "Mr X" a court heard.

Threes drop from Ayers :Senior puts on shooting show in rout
SOUTH BEND -- Seeing the same guy he shares the rent with get into such a recent groove, Notre Dame senior captain Ryan Ayers decided to get his game in gear.

Senior services of the Chathams depend on donations
CHATHAM TWP. ? Senior Services of the Chathams is asking the public for donations to help make a difference in a senior?s life.

Silver Alert Helps Keep Senior Citizens Safe
(ARA) - If you've got a senior citizen in your life suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease, you probably worry about them wandering away and not being able to find their way home. A new law that addresses this issue is under consideration right now.

Belton senior citizen living in water-well pump house
A Belton senior citizen is trying to figure out how to rebuild his home, and the Belton Concerned Community Alliance (BCCA) wants your help. Former homeowner Don Screws lives in a water-well pump house, while he tries to rebuild what he lost.

Webster-Shrewsbury Chamber Meeting
October 10, 2008 The Webster Groves-Shrewsbury Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its general membership breakfast and candidates forum on Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 a.m., at Crestview Senior Living, 8860 Watson Road. To register, call the chamber at 962-4142.

Santa For A Senior Program Gets Attention
More than 300 senior citizens in need are hoping to get help this holiday season.

Living standards must be brought DOWN in recession, says Tory MP John Redwood
A top Tory is facing a backlash after insisting living standards must fall as Britain plunges into recession.

Rising costs could push college out of reach
The cost of attending college has risen nearly three times the rate of the cost of living, and could eventually put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to a National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education report released Wednesday.