November Job Listings
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HUD's New Web Site More User-Friendly
For those who thought HUD.gov would always be one technology step behind the rest, think again: Meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, version 2.0. There's a blog; there are links to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr photo streams; and viewers can now watch live webcasts on Windows Media rather than having to download RealPlayer.
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Winter Seminars at Beacon!
More Beacon education in the coming months!
* Annual LifeSpan Housing Conference
* Managing Your Risk and Insurance
* 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 hours
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Telling the CCRC Story in a Changing Financial and Regulatory Environment
On December 2, 2009, LifeSpan will host a meeting for its CCRC members. Aaron M. Rulnick, Executive Vice President of Herbert J. Sims & Co. and Larry Minnix, President, AAHSA will be presenting "Telling the CCRC Story in a Changing Financial and Regulatory Environment." Lunch will be provided. A separate registration form will be sent out with additional information. The event is free for members.
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Nancy Grimm Appointed Maryland OHCQ Director
LifeSpan welcomes Nancy Grimm, R.N., Esq. who has been appointed the new Director of the Office of Health Care Quality. Ms. Grimm has an extensive background in clinical nursing and nursing administration in addition to obtaining her law degree. Most recently, she has served as an executive with Washington Adventist Hospital, where her duties included quality review, staff education, infection control, and data collection and analysis. She graduated cum laude from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and the University of Baltimore, School of Law. Ms. Grimm joins OHCQ on November 4th.
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Got CEUs?
Check out Beacon's new online education for busy senior care professionals. Our online education is affordable, convenient and accessible to even the busiest person, and will allow you to keep up with licensure and educational requirements. CEUs are available for Nursing Home Administrators, nurses, certified nurse assistants, and others.
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DC News: Catania Introduces Health Care Facility Legislation
On October 6, 2009, Councilman David Catania introduced the "Health Care Facilities Improvement Act of 2009." The bill (B18-481) among other things, requires nursing homes to: have a full-time physician or nurse practitioner available on-site. In addition to a medical director, facilities must provide employee and volunteer training that shall include annual cultural competency trainings that address issues such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity provide on-site medical services that shall include at minimum, the following services: podiatry, physical therapy, wound care, and mental health develop and maintain written policies and procedures governing management and operation of the facility to be approved by the Department of Health.
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LifeSpan Annual Housing Conference is November 18th
Housing members are invited to attend LifeSpan's upcoming Housing Conference on November 18th at the Handelman Conference Center. Featured speakers include Bob Iber, HUD, Jennifer L. Bruce of DHCD, and Colleen Bloom, of AAHSA. The program runs 9:00AM-1:15PM, and the fee is $35.00 for the 1st registrant, $30.00 for 2nd or more.
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Beacon Scholarships Awarded
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| Ms. Martha Mundell, GNA @ Roland Park Place was honored this week with a certificate from Bill Hasson of Morgan Keller. |
Beacon Institute awarded GNA scholarships to 8 deserving candidates recently. The program is possible with the generous support of Morgan-Keller, Inc. Ms. Martha Mundell, GNA @ Roland Park Place was honored this week with a certificate from Bill Hasson of Morgan Keller.
Others honored include: Ms. Pamela Bruson, GNA, Citizens Center and Rehabilitation Center; Rahel Teklu, GNA, and Florence Yerima, GNA, Knollwood; Marissa Edelman, GNA, and Sarah Norris, GNA, Buckingham's Choice; Eileen Brown, Sacred Heart Home; Juanita McBeth, Glen Meadows.
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