long term care

Baltimore County backed out of a plan to move government workers to a historic mansion in Towson, leading the developer to focus instead on a residential development.

By Pamela Wood

Aug 24, 2016

Don Osman, a prominent Havre de Grace volunteer leader, retired teacher and one-time Harford County School Board member, is returning to the site where his longtime community high school service club, SMILES, got its start: Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center.

Health care professionals can take several simple steps to optimize use of antipsychotics in the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations, delusions or associated behaviors, like screaming or hitting. They should consider such medications only after ruling out alternative causes of symptoms, such as pain or unmet needs. Use of antipsychotics should be limited to those patients whose symptoms are severe enough to adversely affect function and quality of life.

The Baltimore County health department is monitoring for cases of Legionnaires' disease at Oakwood Care Center, a 130-bed nursing home in Middle River, after one case was confirmed.

By Meredith Cohn

Dec 19, 2014

Carol D. Lockwood, an opera singer who sang for years with the Baltimore Civic Opera Co., died Nov. 28 at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Frederick from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Dec 7, 2014

In the summer of 2014, my position with a health care company was eliminated due to corporate restructuring. I again found myself saying, "now what?" I wanted to continue to fulfill my desire to help others while also remaining active. Then it all came together — why not volunteer?

New report shows that thousands of lives, billions of dollars were saved because hospitals across the nation made fewer mistakes

By Meredith Cohn

Dec 2, 2014

What is it about these businesses and nonprofits that helps them remain consistently among the top workplaces? How do they maintain a culture that makes them places where people like to work? One consistent thread is meaning. Many of these top workplaces offer employees a place where they can work to help others.

Susan Reimer on the aging poor at Christmas

By Susan Reimer

Dec 1, 2014

The Long View Nursing Home team participated in The Walk to End Alzheimer's, raising $6,743.

Dominic C. "Nick" Selvi, an elementary school instrumental music teacher and accomplished saxophonist who had taught in Harford county public schools, died Friday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of stage 4 rectal cancer. He was 36.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 18, 2014

A small Maryland-based firm that owns nursing homes across the country has experienced explosive growth in recent years, propelled by consolidation among its tenants, changes wrought by health care reform, and increased investor demand for medical properties.

Robert B. "Bob" Temple, a retired Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. technician and a Korean War veteran, died Friday at the Longview Nursing Home in Manchester of complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 84.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 22, 2014

Susan Reimer on financial gerontology

By Susan Reimer

Oct 8, 2014

At just 11 years old, best friends and Owings Mills residents Abby Levin and Lexi Thomas have a pretty packed schedule. On top of their middle and religious school classes and extracurricular activities, the two also operate Flowers for Powers, a nonprofit organization through which they deliver flowers to people battling cancer, residents of nursing homes, hospital patients and others.

After being forced to remove her then 93-year-old mother from a nursing home in 2012 after only a year stay because of neglect, Beverley Fishman became inspired to turn her desire to make a difference into a reality by founding Support for Families of Nursing Home Residents (SFNR).Fishman is currently in the process of making the organization, which provides support, information and encouragement to people with family members in nursing homes, into a nonprofit.

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings on Tuesday called on federal health officials to reevaluate how they grade nursing homes in response to reports that some facilities are gaming the system.

If the development plan receives zoning approval on Monday, Aug. 25, four buildings that serve as residences on the campus of the Charlestown Retirement Community will be razed and replaced with two updated buildings along with a parking lot expansion.

Anne Arundel County volunteer briefs

Anne Arundel County volunteer briefs

The Harford County Council seemed to bow to public outcry Tuesday night, failing to move on a charter amendment removing itself as the zoning appeals board.

Isabella Firth, president of LifeSpan Network and The Beacon Institute, was just trying to solve a couple workplace concerns. In the process, she ended up creating a circle of charitable acts benefiting students, senior citizens and low-income families.

A water main break in the Route 40 area of Havre de Grace cut off service to homes and businesses Monday afternoon, including the Lorien nursing home on Blenheim Lane, Harford County officials reported.

A full slate of arts activities are available to seniors in retirement communities, from in-house concerts to a woodworking shop