Nurses more likely to experience death anxiety

SAN DIEGO: Emergency nurses are exposed to bereavement, patient suffering and death, making them highly susceptible to death anxiety.

New research suggests that employers must recognize this and put support in place to improve the health of their staff and patient care.

Researchers claim that Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

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

The $200 million redevelopment planned for a block of affordable housing in Silver Spring will go before the Montgomery County Planning Board next week for three key Read More »

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Prefab honeycomb homes could help affordable housing problem

NEW YORK: Every country needs more affordable housing, and that calls for fast and cheap construction of living space. A new company promises just that, with help from the architectural principles of Bauhaus and the instincts of bees.

Hivehaus sells hexagonal building units that customers Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

CHICAGO: Retirement communities and 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 effectively Read More »

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