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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Harford receives more federal funds to help its homeless population

    Harford County was recently awarded nearly $867,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care, or CoC, Program to help homeless people find shelter and other services. The funding increased about 6...

    Tags: Harford County, Homelessness, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Jockeys call for increased disability insurance

    Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs.
    Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs. Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never...

    Tags: Pimlico Race Course, John R. Velazquez, West Virginia Mountaineers, Ramon A. Dominguez , Kentucky Derby

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Scrabble at the Bain Center

    Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

    Tags: Music, Vantage Point (movie), Stroke, Medicare, Nutrition

    4. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. State's health workers deserve protection from violence

    Workplace violence is a serious occupational hazard in hospitals and other health care facilities, a fact that has escaped an unsuspecting public. Nationally, nursing assistants employed by nursing homes have the highest incidence of workplace assault...

    Tags: Healthcare Policies, Nursing, AFL-CIO, Culture, Nursing Homes

    5. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  5. Bingo unites Ellicott City students, Catonsville seniors

    One of the lessons students learn at Trinity School in Ellicott City is how to serve others, and it was a lesson that could be seen in action Sunday, April 7 during an afternoon bingo game at St. Martin’s Little Sisters of the Poor Nursing Home in Catonsville.
    One of the lessons students learn at Trinity School in Ellicott City is how to serve others, and it was a lesson that could be seen in action Sunday, April 7 during an afternoon bingo game at St. Martin’s Little Sisters of the Poor Nursing Home in...

    Tags: Nursing, Teaching and Learning, Medical Specialization, Students, Ellicott City

    6. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. New focus on laws that make adult children responsible for a parent's care bills

    John Pittas' mother spent six months in a Pennsylvania facility recovering after an auto accident, then moved to Greece to be with her other children.
    John Pittas' mother spent six months in a Pennsylvania facility recovering after an auto accident, then moved to Greece to be with her other children. Left behind: $93,000 in unpaid care bills. The facility sued to collect — from John Pittas....

    Tags: Schnecksville, Nursing, Conservation, Justice System, Lawyers

    7. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Bill to boost health care worker safety withdrawn

    Legislation to strengthen violence prevention standards at health care facilities across the state has been withdrawn in the Senate — ending its chances for passage in Annapolis this session.
    Legislation to strengthen violence prevention standards at health care facilities across the state has been withdrawn in the Senate — ending its chances for passage in Annapolis this session. Sen. Katherine Klausmeier, a Baltimore County...

    Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization, Annapolis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Labor Legislation

    8. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. The greatest and most immediate threat to humanity is the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria

    On March 13th you published a letter written by reader Lois Raimondi Munchel titled "Stop the spread of deadly bacteria in nursing homes." The letter was timely. It should send alarm bells ringing not only through the hallways of our nursing homes but also through our hospitals and our operating rooms.
    On March 13th you published a letter written by reader Lois Raimondi Munchel titled "Stop the spread of deadly bacteria in nursing homes." The letter was timely. It should send alarm bells ringing not only through the hallways of our nursing homes but...

    Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, Chemical Industry

    9. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Stopping the spread of deadly bacteria in nursing homes

    In 2011, I spent six months in hospitals and nursing homes recovering from a bacterial infection called C-Difficile that I caught after surgery ("Nightmare bacteria," March 8). It is easily passed from patient to patient. While in the nursing homes I...

    Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations, Nursing Homes

    10. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Nonprofit is sought to help run Baltimore County animal shelter

    At Baltimore County's animal shelter this week, dozens of animals were waiting for someone to adopt them. Among them were Cisco, a year-old pit bull terrier, a bulldog named Ivan and Sugar Pie, a tricolor cat.
    At Baltimore County's animal shelter this week, dozens of animals were waiting for someone to adopt them. Among them were Cisco, a year-old pit bull terrier, a bulldog named Ivan and Sugar Pie, a tricolor cat. But judging by shelter statistics,...

    Tags: Euthanasia, Todd Huff, Baltimore County, Pikesville, Elections

    11. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Md. to receive $45.6M for homeless services

    Maryland will receive $45.6 million from the Obama administration for housing and local services for the homeless, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday.
    Maryland will receive $45.6 million from the Obama administration for housing and local services for the homeless, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday. The Continuum of Care grants will be used to renew support for...

    Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Substance Abuse, Annapolis, Howard County, Baltimore County

    12. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Catching Up With ... Aldo Guidolin

    He sits quietly in a wheelchair at a long-term care facility in his native Guelph, Ontario. Aldo Guidolin doesn’t talk — multiple strokes have robbed him of his speech — but his brown eyes follow ice hockey games on TV and the movements of those who call on the aging defenseman.
    He sits quietly in a wheelchair at a long-term care facility in his native Guelph, Ontario. Aldo Guidolin doesn’t talk — multiple strokes have robbed him of his speech — but his brown eyes follow ice hockey games on TV and the...

    Tags: New York Rangers, Ice Hockey, American Hockey League, Baltimore Clippers, Physical Conditions

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