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Infection control training mandated at assisted living centers - News & Observer

Infection control training mandated at assisted living centersNews & ObserverDr. Zack Moore, medical epidemiologist with the Division of Public Health, said the legislation brings the training requirements for assisted living centers more into line with those at health care institutions. "It's a real patchwork as far as what ...

Forum to be held in San Rafael on nursing homes and assisted living centers - Marin Independent-Journal

Forum to be held in San Rafael on nursing homes and assisted living centersMarin Independent-Journal"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities" is the title of a free community forum set for 10 to 11 am Feb. 9 at the San Rafael Community Center, 618 B St. The session, sponsored by the Marin County ...

South County girl wants to keep music alive - OCRegister

South County girl wants to keep music aliveOCRegisterActivities: School orchestra, volunteer musician at Mission Hospital and local assisted-living centers. Last fall, the 12-year-old Laguna Niguel resident began collecting used music instruments to donate to underprivileged kids in her school district.and more »

SENIOR POWER: Good News from Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and ... - Berkeley Daily Planet

SENIOR POWER: Good News from Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and ...Berkeley Daily PlanetBy Helen Rippier Wheeler The state is proposing building two or three assisted living centers for aging prison inmates with medical problems as part of a new master plan for the Department of Correction. The 400-page Corrections Master Plan obtained by ...

Care centers need more monitoring - DesMoinesRegister.com

Care centers need more monitoringDesMoinesRegister.comIf implemented, nursing homes, assisted living centers and residential care centers would be required to notify residents if an offender moved in. They would check the names of newcomers against a state registry. Courts would have new responsibilities ...

Making the right choice on long-term care - The Columbian

Making the right choice on long-term careThe Columbian(Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian) • The Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman can respond to questions about local adult family homes, assisted living centers and skilled nursing facilities, including which ones accept Medicaid and about pending complaints.

Sheriff slams prison overhaul - Boston Herald

Sheriff slams prison overhaulBoston HeraldDeval Patrick wants to build two to three assisted-living centers with bars for golden-ager inmates to serve their time in comfort, as part of an ambitious overhaul of the state's prison system due to be released today, the Herald has learned.

Gov. Deval Patrick calls prison overhaul criticism 'wisecracks' - Boston Herald

Gov. Deval Patrick calls prison overhaul criticism 'wisecracks'Boston HeraldDeval Patrick today dismissed as “wisecracks” the Herald's jump on his $550 million, eight-year plan to overhaul state prisons and county jails by 2020, which includes designing assisted-living centers with bars for incarcerated baby boomers.and more »

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