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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. Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never...
Tags: Triple Crown, Pimlico, Health Insurance, Kentucky Derby, John R. Velazquez
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Manor seller to hold first meeting
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.The controversial effort to privatize the Otsego Manor nursing home will kick off Wednesday when the local development corporation that will handle the sale is scheduled to hold its first organizational meeting. Rep. Katherine Stuligross, D-Oneonta, the...Tags: Government, Politics, Privatization, Nursing, Alzheimer's Disease
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More open beds than usual at Horace Nye
Plattsburgh Press-RepublicanA influenza outbreak over the course of the winter at Essex County's Horace Nye Nursing Home resulted in two patient deaths. County officials said an upper-respiratory-tract illness had been impacting the 100-bed facility since late last year....Tags: Coughing, Bronx (New York City), Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms, Nursing
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Hospice Buffalo cuts 17 positions as use of services declines
The Buffalo NewsHospice Buffalo is eliminating 17 full-time-equivalent positions in response to a decline in the use of services the organization provides to terminally ill patients. The drop in usage has been driven in part by increased competition from other health...Tags: Nursing, Nursing Homes, Career and Workplace, Palliative Care, Health Treatments
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In third debate, Northampton County executive candidates trade familiar barbs
Thursday's debate among Democratic candidates for Northampton County executive was dominated by familiar issues and punctuated with familiar exchanges. By their third debate, county Councilman Lamont McClure, Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and former...Tags: Nursing, Local Government, Lafayette College, Finance, Nazareth
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Aging-in-place trend boosts Treasure Valley home-care firms
The Idaho StatesmanKaren Young was a nurse for premature infants in the late 1980s, when an Idaho family's unmet needs persuaded her to start a business in an industry with explosive growth. Young was working in Utah. One baby's family needed to return to Idaho, so...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Medicaid, Nursing, Employment Opportunities, Family
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BRIEF: Pittsburgh petting zoo visits The Madison
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.PEOPLE INTERESTED in volunteering at The Madison can contact Activity Director Sherry Newcome, at 304-2850-0692, ext. 108 or sherry.newcome@ genesishcc.com. The Madison Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center hosted a petting zoo Monday morning for its...Tags: Mother's Day, Nursing, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization
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Medicine just right for Pueblo couple
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.They never dreamed their careers would take them to Hawaii, but Pueblo certainly wasn't on their radar (or even their consciousness) until it came time to leave paradise behind. But this is where each of them found the perfect niche to practice the kind...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Nursing Homes, Family
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New LIFE program in Cumberland County helps seniors live independently longer
The Patriot-NewsA new program in Cumberland County that provides services to help those 55-plus live independently in their homes for as long as possible is now accepting clients, and invites the public to an open house from 5-7 p.m. May 21. The LIFE (Living...Tags: Nursing, Nursing Homes, Medicare, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Don't wait too long to buy long-term-care insurance for a parent
Q: My father is 68, relatively healthy and living alone. He has very little savings and works full-time. He can't afford to buy long-term-care insurance. If something happens to him, it's likely that my family and I will have to help pay for his care....Tags: Medicaid, Nursing, Alzheimer's Disease, Nursing Homes, Family
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Limousine's back doors were locked, fire victim's husband says
The rear passenger doors were locked on a limousine that caught fire on a Bay Area bridge, fatally trapping five of its passengers, the husband of one of the victims said. John Balon told the San Francisco Chronicle that one of the limo’s...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing Homes, Human Interest
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Seminar On Aging To Be Held In Glastonbury May 21
If you are worried about caring for aging parents or are reaching elderly age yourself, a free seminar will be held May 21 to help you deal with the twilight years. Joanne Foss of Aging Care, LLC is recognizing "National Geriatric Care Manager" month...Tags: Physical Conditions, Nursing, Alzheimer's Disease, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization
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