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The Rise of Micro-apartments in Urban Spaces
In highly populated urban spaces, micro-housing has become a popular solution to people’s struggles of finding affordable housing. Usually ranging between 150 and 400 square feet in size, these tiny apartments are most common in crowded cities where rent prices are soaring, such as New York or Shanghai. In recent years, these tiny living spaces are increasing in popularity, especially for their affordability, low maintenance and convenient locations usually in the heart of a bustling city. Read on to discover all unique aspects of micro-apartments, their benefits and challenges as well as people’s opinions living in them… What caused the rise in popularity of micro-apartments? The sudden increase in popularity…
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What Are ‘Dementia Villages’ And How Do They Work?
Dementia is not a specific disease, but rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think and make decisions that interfere with everyday activities. It is an umbrella term used to describe a range of symptoms associated with cognitive impairment, that covers diseases like Alzheimer’s, Vascular, Lewy Body and vascular frontotemporal – all of which mostly affects older adults. For people aged between 62 and 69 – around every 2 in 100 people suffer from a type of dementia. That is over 6 million Americans, as well as 400,00 Canadians. People who have early to moderate dementia are often able to live in their own home being supported…
