Elderly Find Comfort in Maryland Nursing Homes
Elderly residents like John Derr praise clean facilities and talkative staff as Maryland and federal reforms tighten nurse staffing and training. Advocates note stricter rules, 24 hour licensed care, and an emphasis on resident rights, while highlighting ongoing regulation and quality concerns in nursing homes.
Residents' council and care standards draw concern in Maryland homes
Sister Mary Bernadette, visiting Emmittsburg Provincial House, notes lack of visitors to nursing homes. She recalls a man who recently lost a family member and cried, wishing more relatives would come. The piece questions resident engagement and care quality amid state and federal requirements.
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Golden
Maryland
MacKay
Mary Bernadette
Emmittsburg
Need for nursing homes grows as demand rises
Deborah Cloud of the American Association of Homes for the Aging says far more people require nursing home care than a decade ago due to a rapidly aging population. She notes four of five older people need long term care, but only one in five live in nursing homes, with about 1.5 million residents on any given day and projections to exceed 8 million by 2000, a 56 percent rise since 1980.
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Citizens Marging Homa
Derr
Natoma
Maryland
Ann MacKay
Maryland Association of Non-Profit Homes For the Aging
MacKay
Maryland Pharmacy Association
Deborah Cloud
American Association of Homes For the Aging
Ms. Cloud
US bases under attack and Philippines talks
Airmen Raven Green and Moore were among 280 based at Kunsan TDY when gunmen killed two. Police questioned over 200. no charges filed as Manila protests mount. Aquino vows protection while weighing lease fate amid U.S. and Philippine security talks. Armitage warns of possible mutual exit if no shared interests exist.
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Mara
Air Force
John H. Raven
Delta Junction
Alaska
James C. Green
Craig, Cole
Randall Moore
Kunsan Air Base
Seoul
South Korea
Navy
Defense Department
Philippines
U.S
Moota Thompson murder rocks Frederick community
Dolores Marie Thompson known as Moota, a 23 year old babysitter, was found strangled and nude in her South Market Street apartment after being last seen during a football game on February 1 1983. Police say there was no forced entry and few clues. Pfc Richard E Stine leads investigation seeking information to identify the killer. Crime Solvers offers up to a thousand dollars for tips.
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Frederick
Washington Redskins
Denver Broncos
Moota Thompson
Broncos
South Market Street
Columbus Day
Miss Thompson
Richard
Troy
April
Annette
Moota
Mrs. Thompson
Ms. Snowden
Mr. Dorsey
Ellie Demars
Wadiv
Richard E. Stine
Pic. Stine
Center Street
Pfc
Stine
Pfe. Stin
Wiss Thompson
Pfe
Tye
Pfc. Stine
Dolores Marie Arapson
Pfe Stine
Frederick County
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