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· Wheels of Love helps seniors with respiratory disorders, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, mobility limitations or difficulty moving a standard wheelchair receive a powered chair or scooter paid for by Medicare. For eligibility information, call 866-631-3028.
HEALTH SERVICES FOR SENIORS
For seniors who find it difficult to leave home, the Chesapeake-Potomac Home Health Agency, a nonprofit group serving Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's counties, will make home visits to draw blood for lab tests, organize prescription drugs or fill insulin syringes. Call the intake office at 800-656-4343, Ext. 121.
MASSAGES
· Bay Healing Arts Center offers acupuncture, massage, reflexology and Reiki. 9129 Bay Ave., North Beach. Call for times and dates, 410-286-9110.
· Heaven to Earth Healing Arts offers "energy work," noninvasive techniques that help people access their natural healing abilities. 50-minute session, $65. Call for times, dates and locations, 410-257-0147.
· Calvert Memorial Hospital (3). Reduce pain, soothe injured muscles, stimulate circulation, promote relaxation and relieve stress. Full-body, one-hour massage, $60. Seated chair massage for head, neck, back, shoulders, arms and hands, 15 minutes, $13; 30 minutes, $26. Call 410-394-2816 or 301-855-1012, Ext. 2816, for times, dates and locations.
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
MedStar Health Visiting Nurse Association's office in Camp Springs offers home care in Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's and southern Prince George's counties. Services include wound care, infusion and rehabilitation. Specialty care in cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation, ostomy, oncology, stroke and joint replacement rehabilitation, diabetes, maternal-child health and pediatrics and respiratory therapy are also available. 301-931-3100.


