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		<title>Celebration of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/05/celebration-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vdavis@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[a href=&#8221;http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/candle.jpg&#8221;&#62; Lutheran Home Care &#38; Hospice&#8217;s Adams County office held our 27th Annual Celebration of Life Service at the First Baptist Church in Gettysburg on April 29th.  This service is held to recognize the lives of our hospice clients and family &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/05/celebration-of-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating our Mothers</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/05/celebrating-our-mothers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 19:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbucher@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[May is here and that means nice weather, flowers in bloom and Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is celebrated world wide but in the United States it’s on the second Sunday in May. We celebrate the women in our lives with &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/05/celebrating-our-mothers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Older Americans Month!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/happy-older-americans-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jplitman@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; May is Older Americans Month!  In 1963, May was designated as Senior Citizens Month by John F. Kennedy.  It was renamed by Jimmy Carter in 1980 as Older Americans Month, which is what we celebrate &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/happy-older-americans-month/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>God Bless You!</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/god-bless-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vdavis@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[allergies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have seasonal allergies, you may be hearing this phrase a lot lately.  The area we live in has one of the worst air qualities for allergy sufferers.  And right now everything is blooming and budding which triggers those &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/god-bless-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Volunteer Appreciation Week</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/national-volunteer-appreciation-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bwenger@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/?p=1060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  April 15th – 21st is National Volunteer Appreciation Week.  National Volunteer Week began in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteering.  Every President since has signed a proclamation &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/national-volunteer-appreciation-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Local Residents Complete Hospice Volunteer Training</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/local-residents-complete-hospice-volunteer-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/local-residents-complete-hospice-volunteer-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bwenger@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local residents complete Hospice Volunteer Training for Lutheran Home Care &#38; Hospice, Inc. The following individuals completed Hospice Volunteer Training with Lutheran Home Care &#38; Hospice, Inc. on March 21, 2012.   The new Hospice Volunteers will be visiting clients, providing &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/04/local-residents-complete-hospice-volunteer-training/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times Article &#8220;Managed Care Keeping the Frail out of Nursing Homes&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/new-york-times-article-managed-care-keeping-the-frail-our-of-nursing-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/new-york-times-article-managed-care-keeping-the-frail-our-of-nursing-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bwenger@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 24, 2012 the New York Times published an article about LIFE (Living Independence For the Elderly) programs (nationally called PACE) in its Local News Section entitled, &#8220;Managed Care Keeping the Frail out of Nursing Homes.&#8221;  The article discusses &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/new-york-times-article-managed-care-keeping-the-frail-our-of-nursing-homes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Handle Long-Distance Caregiving</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/how-to-handle-long-distance-caregiving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/how-to-handle-long-distance-caregiving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbucher@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a caregiver can be a difficult task, especially if you’re doing it long-distance. How do you know if help is needed? How can you help from far away? How can you tell if your loved on is being taken &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/how-to-handle-long-distance-caregiving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Local Office in Washington County, MD</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/new-local-office-in-washington-county-md/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/new-local-office-in-washington-county-md/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mfurlong@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to growth in Washington County, Maryland, we have opened a local office there to enhance client services.  We have been providing home health care to residents of Washington County since 1983 and in 2011 made more than 6,000 home &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/new-local-office-in-washington-county-md/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the Green</title>
		<link>http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/celebrating-the-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vdavis@lutheranhomecare.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s March and that can only mean two things &#8211; March Madness for all of you who are college basketball fans and St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.  I always wondered why Americans celebrate this holiday.  After doing some research into this special &#8230; <a href="http://www.lutheranhomecare.org/blog/2012/03/celebrating-the-green/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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