2/10/10 Job Listings
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Welcome New Member
LifeSpan extends a warm welcome to our new member joining this month!
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2010 Seminars at Beacon!
Plan your 2010 Beacon education training now with:
* Webinar Leadership Series w/ Leta Beam
* RN Case Mgr and Delegating Nurse/Assisted Living Training
* New 3 Day Mgt Course Series Joint with Penn State U: Supervisory Development & Improving Health Care by Building a Successful Staff Retention Culture
* Assisted Living Manager Training - 80 & 20 hour series
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Maryland Affordable Housing Lobby Day is Feb 16th!
LifeSpan is joining the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition as a sponsor of it's important annual affordable housing lobby day on February 16th. The Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition organizes each year a Housing Day to impress upon our State legislators the importance of providing support for our rental housing programs— programs that help people.
This year is more important than ever as LifeSpan will help MAHC to defend a level housing budget when cuts are being made throughout the budget. MAHC is also seeking a $2 million GO bond appropriation for the Maryland Affordable Housing Trust to supplement their declining funds. In short, it is an important year for housing advocates to make our impact felt and LifeSpan will be there to support this important effort.
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LifeSpan Legislative Day Cancelled
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| Beacon launched its 1st live webinar Feb 3rd, and Augsburg staff participate from their campus. |
With the Mid-Atlantic region under a blizzard warning and the City of Annapolis officially closed, LifeSpan announced yesterday that our annual Legislative Day, set for Thursday February 11th will be cancelled. Refunds will be issued to all registrants and we hope to see you at this important event next year.
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State Emerg Prep Recommendations on Avoiding Roof Collapse
State officials held a conference call this week between DHMH, MIEMSS, and MEMA with industry representatives to discuss the possibility of roofs collapsing under the anticipated snowfall. John Donohue provided information discussed on the call as well as the attached info on snow removal, roof collapse prevention, etc. MIEMSS is requesting all facilities to monitor FRED (Facility Resources Emergency Database) for emergency updates.
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Housing Peer to Peer Mtg on Going Smoke Free
Smoke-Free Pain-Free: Transitioning to a Smoke-Free Environment
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010, 10 AM - 12 PM
Handelman Conference Center, Columbia, MD.
LifeSpan is hosting a Peer-to-Peer Meeting for HOUSING Members on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010.
Panel Discussion by: Sharon Krevor Weisbaum, Counsel, Brown Goldstein & Levy, LLP Beverly Stickles, Executive Director, Cedar Lane Apartments Margaret Pulley, Executive Director, St Mary's Court
LEGAL ISSUES: What to be aware of as you develop, implement and enforce your smoke-free policy.
THE STORY: Two Executive Directors tell their story about transitioning to a smoke-free environment. This should be an informative and interactive event.
While it is free to all members, registration IS REQUIRED. For more information and to register please visit our website at: http://www.lifespan-network.org/docs/Peer-to-Peer-Final-Smoke-Free-Mar-16th.pdf
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LifeSpan Members Expanding - Asbury and Methodist Home Host Expansion Events
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| Groundbreaking ceremony by Methodist Home leaders and friends |
A number of LifeSpan members, clearly undeterred by an economic slump or brutal winter weather are moving ahead to expand their campuses to provide more care & housing options for the seniors in the area. This week Asbury Methodist Village announced its official start of construction of the Asbury Methodist Village Courtyard Homes, an innovative neighborhood on the existing Village campus.
Meanwhile, The Methodist Home of DC broke ground on Forest Side on December 17th. Located near The Methodist Home campus, Forest Side, at 2701 Military Road, NW, and will provide 33 private apartments for Alzheimer's and dementia care.
Congratulations to both organizations!
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Who Will Care? Progress Report, February 2010
The Who Will Care? Fund for Nurse Education was established in 2008 for the purpose of doubling the number of nursing students that graduate from Maryland schools. The state is projected to be short over 10,000 RNs by 2016. Without a concerted effort to increase graduation rates, Maryland will not have a sufficient number of RNs to provide care for its growing population.
The Who Will Care? funding goal is to raise $20 million to initiate changes, and then leverage an additional $40 million from other sources to sustain them.
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