Newspapers / The Charlotte Post (Charlotte, … / May 31, 1979, edition 1 / Page 5
Part of The Charlotte Post (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Nursing Homes, Rest Homes, And Who Pays The Rills? opcviai IU uie rosi Raleigh...There are over 17,000 North Carolinians in the 193 licensed nursing homes in the state, according to Nathan H. Yelton, Assistant Secretary of Aging. Of that number the majority are women who are over 70 years of age. Women outnumber men three to one in nursing homes, he said. “Most people know little or nothing about the types of nursing homes, the care pro vided, and th^ matter of pay ment until they are faced with the problem personally,” said Yelton. “Some people think that their insurance will cover nursing home care, but most private insurance policies do not.”. There are two types of nurs ing homes in the state. The Skilled Nursing Facility pro vides 24-hour-a-day skilled nursing services. The Inter mediate Care Facility pro vides supportive care and nursing services but not at the continuous high skilled level of the Skilled Nursing Facility. A home may be licensed for both skilled and intermediate care beds, or they may choose to have only one of these levels. "Approximately 80 percent of all nursing home residents in the state are Medicaid recipients, which means that Medicaid pays some part of the bill for 80 percent of nursing home residents," Yelton pointed out. "Eligibi lity for Medicaid is based on income and resources, and application is made through county Departments of Social Services.” On the other hand. Medi care, the insurance program through Social Security, will pay only for care in a Skilled Nursing Facility and then only on a very limited basis. "This is surprising to most people,” Yelton said. "Medicare pays for approximately only four percent of nursing home care in this country.” People also become confus ed about rest homes - which we call residential care facili ties. These are often mis takenly referred to as nursing homes, which they are not. These residents do not need nursing care, but they may have physical and mental in firmities that prevent them from maintaining homes of their own," Yelton explained. Residential care facilities (rest homes) are in three categories: (1) the Family Care Home, which has from two to five adults and provides meaningful activities to ena ble individuals to function to the maximum of their abili ties in a family setting; (2) the Home for the Aged and In firm, which provides shelter ed care for six or more adults, with activities structured to the needs of the individual within a group setting; and (3) the Group Home for Develop mentally Disabled Adults, which is a small residence that provides care for two to nine adults who have been diagnosed as having a deve lopmental disability. Only persons who are able to parti cipate in employment and-or social activities in the com munity are admitted to the home. ‘‘Neither Medicaid nor Medicare will pay for rest home care,” said Yelton. Persons needing assistance in paying for care in a rest home should contact their county Department of Social Services. LOCAL STUDENT GRADUATES Rickie L. McCollough, a Charlottean, recently graduated from North Carolina Central University in Durham where the renown Rev. Jesse L. Jackson was the Commencement speaker. Rickie received his B.S. degree in Business Administration; he concentrated in Financial Management. In mid-June, Rickie will begin employment with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, D.C. « graduate of Independence High School, Rickie is the son of Ms. Elizabeth McCollough of 2884 Home Drive. The new Greyhound ain’t what it used to be. In 1935, traveling by Greyhound was pretty basic. The ride was rough. The service was limited, and most terminals were little more than a sign at a local store. Today, Greyhound gives you more of what you travel for: Our buses are sleek and comfortable, we employ over 16,000 people _1 _ ai iu vji eyi iuui iu i idb terminals that are bright and modern. Greyhound has come a long way and changed a lot since 1935. But one thing that hasn’t changed Greyhound is still good transportation at low prices. So take the bus, and leave everything to us. GO GREYHOUND Woolworth’s saleslady Pattie Gallman is White. (Photo by James Peeler) showing skein of yam to customer Peggie Wool worth Pushes For Standardization Of Merchandise by Susan Ellsworth Post Staff Writer Wool worths has pushed for standardization of merchan dise since the early 1900s, says Daniel Turcott, director of Woolworth Quality Assurance Laboratory. ‘‘We’re specialists in being generalists,” said Turcott. Eight design and test engi neers, a safety coordinator and a lawyer work together on all items seen in a Woolworth store Woolworth stores stock up to 65,000 product lines. Product testing at Wool worth is done in three phases. The customer's point of view comes first: How is a product packaged? Is it attractive, sufficiently protected and easy to unwrap? Are there manufacturer’s instructions? Does the product do what it is supposed to do? In phase two, the product is analyzed from the engineers’ viewpoint in terms of con struction, safety, intended use and its ability to meet Wool worth and government stand ards. Products are tested for flammability, tensility, con tent, ability to withstand stress and pressure, weather ing, sizing and other consider ations. Customer complaints in volving defective items are handled by the Manhattan lab Whenever safety hazards are reported, the local stores are required to immediately con tact the Quality Assurance safety coordinator. He then puts out word that similar items are to be removed from all Woolworth stores while the lab begins an investigation of the problem, usually within 24 hours. The retail test lab partici pates in improving consumer protection, according to the Quality Assurance staff. “From where we stand, we can both see problems and help to implement changes,” Turcott said. "We know retailers' pro blems; we know manufac turers' problems, and, of course, the consumers’ point of view is our meter." Carter To Nominate Black To Judgeship special to the Post Washington-President Jimmy Carter has announced he will nominate Anna Diggs Taylor of Detroit, to be U S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan This is a new judgeship created by the Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978 Diggs-Taylor is presently supervising assistant corpor ate counsel in the Law Depart ment of the City of Detroit. She was born December 9. 1932, in Washington. D.C. She received a B.A. from Barnard College in 1954 and an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1957 From 1957 to 1960 Diggs Taylor was an attorney in the Office of the Solicitor at the Labor Department. From 1961 to 1962 she was assistant prosecutor in the County Pro secutor’s Office in Detroit From 1965 to 1966 she was assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan From 1967 to 1970 she was legislative assistant to Hep Charles Diggs and manager of his Detroit office She was with the Detroit firm of Zwerdling, Miller, Klimist and Maurer from 1970 until 1975, when she became supervising assistant corporate counsel for the City of Detroit Bake Faster Foods bake faster in glass jvenware than in shiny metal jans because the glass col ects and holds the heat in stead of reflecting it. When making in glass, reduce the >ven temperature at least 25 degrees unless the recipe states it was written for use with glass ovenware Merchants Who Advertise In The Post Are Telling You They Appreciate Your Business! Patronize Them!! SAVE 50°to$l! Summer Playwear for Kids Reg. $2.79 to $4.99 229,39J Sunny summer days call for cool, easy-care play-or-sportswear. Camp shorts for boys and little girls; sport shorts for bigger girls — all to team with screen-printed tank tops for boys and girls. $2.79 Screen printed tank top, 2-6x.2.29 $3.69 Knit tank top, 2-6x.3.19 $3.99 Boys’ camp shorts, 2-6x.3.49 $3.69 Girls’ camp shorts.3.19 $4.29 Bigger boys’ tank tons, 8-16.3.79 $4.99 Bigger boys’ camp shorts, 8-16_3.99 $3.99 Bigger girls’ print tank tops, 7-14 .. 3.49 $2.99 Bigger girls’ sport shorts, 7-14.2.49 Ask about Sears Credit Plans SHOP YOUR NEAREST I .... . . sears retail store Q ro Where America shops N.C : Green tboro, Wlnaton Salem. L/C/rll S for V/nh U* Ralet^v Durham. Fayetteville. ,Ur Wilmington, Burtn^on. Gokkboro. auu aowio AMD CO Hl^> Point. JackaonvtMe. Rocky Moint, VA DanvtBe Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Rack Ken Hudson Says “8500 down and most people are riding.” —. ■• <• ' -w Mustang^ ^ If you've had a problem with your «r««1 it call anyway Ken can probably help. See Ken Hudson At ®nt^ePen<^ence ^vt* KhniIhikI Mall SouthPark Shopping Center 5599 Central Ave. 1400 Sharon Rd. Phone 568-9100 Phone .164-7550
The Charlotte Post (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 31, 1979, edition 1
5
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75