Medicare improves Nursing Home Compare to aid selecting care
Medicare expands its Nursing Home Compare site to rate 15800 facilities with new anti psychotic quality measures and stricter data verification. The five star system now includes two new quality metrics and payroll backed staffing checks to curb overstated care standards, guiding families toward better choices.
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Today in History March 5 highlights and notes
On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre left five dead after taunted soldiers opened fire. Other events include 1933 Nazi gains in German elections, Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech in 1946, Stalin’s death in 1953, Korda’s Guevara photo in 1960, John Belushi’s death in 1982, and a Thought for Today quote about manners and morals.
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Will Texas see bluebonnets this year in Austin
A letter to the editor laments no bluebonnets in Austin citing public education and health funding cuts. It argues tax cuts drain revenues and warns lawmakers about compound interest effects, invoking a measured plea to learn from past fiscal choices.
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Local Girl Scout cookie drive fills March with booths
San Jacinto Council troops delivered annual cookie stock after ahead orders. Families linger over favorites like Thin Mints Do Si Dos and Lemonades while many boxes fill freezers. Booths run weekdays 4 8 pm or 6 8 pm and weekends noon to 8 pm at Kroger McCoys Walmart Lowes Petco and select restaurants. A new gluten free Trips cookie sells for 5 dollars.
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ExxonMobil CEO says low oil prices to persist two years
Rex Tillerson told investors in New York that global supplies and weak growth will keep oil prices down for about two years, modeling $55 a barrel for crude through 2017. He warned geopolitical turmoil could lift prices, while ample storage and rising U.S. output cap the downside.
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