^VEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1975 p£ig© 6 THE TRIBUNAL AID N. C. Human Resources Department rENTERTAINMENT & FEATURES; PART I !■*********★*★*♦*★★★***********************************' From The Veterans In recent weeks several reports, newspaper articles and television programs have pointed to some bad situations that exist in nursing homes in some areas of the nation. Ernest Phillips, assistant director of the Division of Facility Services of the N.C. Department of Human Resources, said, "While our nursing home program is not perfect, 1 can assure you that situations that have received so much publicity in the news media do not exist in our state.” Phillips feels that the North Carolina licensure process for such nursing facilities has some ele ments built into it which prevent abuses and unsafe conditions for the patient. One important factor is the Slate Building Code which applies to all institutional buildings constructed in the state and is enforced at the state and not the local level. A potential nursing home operator must submit his building plans to Human *SHE MUST BE EXPECTING YOU, —SHEfe / " GONE OUT FOR THE NIGHT Resources tor review and approval prior to construc tion. Architects and engi neers on the staff make certain that the .proposed building is designed to provide a safe environment and will perform the functions for which it is used before a license can be issued. On-site inspections are made at certain intervals of actual construc tion to assure compliance w'ith approved plans. "This construction pro gram prevents the "fly by night" operator from con verting an old house, motel or abandoned hospital into a nursing home as is done in many states," stated Phillips. The state office also has a staff of nurses, dietitians, social workers and other professionals who constant ly make survey visits to assist facilities in meeting and maintaining licensure standards. A team compos ed of an administrator, nurse, dietitian, and medial record administrator makes an annual inspection of each facility in the state. Sometimes a pharmacist or physical therapist will take (larl in ihc survey. A written report on each survey is reviewed by the central office staff and filed. Any failure to meet program standards is put in writing to the operator and corrective action is requir ed. Follo\\-up visits are made to determine that corrections ha\e been made. Homes are visited for investigation of complaints and for consultation during the year. Phillips says, "The visits are not as often as we would prefer but the homes arc inspected by local personnel such 'as the fire marshal, county social workers and sanitarians. We receive copies of thier reports." Phillips says that the toll free "Hotline" (1-800-662- 7950) of the Department of Human Resources is a valuable tool in monitoring nursing home service. "While our staff cannot be everywhere, the public is and the use of 'Hotline' gives us hundreds of extra eyes to spot problem situations," Phillips con cluded. Reading Conference At A&T The Seventh Annual Conference on Reading, sponsored by the North Carolina Council of the International Reading As sociation, will be held in Greensboro March 13-14, 1975. The Royal Villa will serve as headquarters with meet ings also held in five nearby motels. Registration for the expected 1,000 educators, kindergarten through col lege, will be held in the Royal Villa lobby both days from 8:00-9:00 a.m. This year’s theme is "Expanding Reading Through Interest, Response, and Achieve ment.” Dr. Lewis Dowdy, Chancellor of A & T University, will present the opening address at 9:00 on Thursday morning. Partici pants will spend the remainder of the day in small group sessions on on "How to Work With such topic as trends in People.” The final session reading; early childhood will be at 6:00 p.m. with Dr. preventive curriculum; and Jules Abrams, Director of titles, authors, controver- Graduate Education in sial books. Psychology, Hahnemann Small group sessions Medical College and Hos- continue Friday morning at pital, Philadelphia, talking 9:00, with a general about reading disabilities, workship at 2:30 featuring The conference will Dr. Edward Fuller, noted adjourn at 8:30 p.m. on reading specialist from Friday. Portlnnd. Oregon, speaking ASTRO-DESTINY Money is a problem. Caution is fhe watchword. If ARIES you want to succeed you've got to make an effort. If Mar. 21 - Apr. 19 is worthwhile. Love Affair How Grads Find Jobs Greensboro - Do colleges get involved in helping their graduates find jobs or do the students get job on their own? This is one of the questions expected to be answered during a yearlong national research project in which A&T State Univer sity has been selected to participate. The study of the involvement of selected college placement offices is being conducted for the U.S. Department of Labor, Manpower Administration by the Ultrasystems of Newport Beach, Calif. Joseph Ross, a research- erfor Ultrasystems, said 15 IS YOUR PET STARVING TO DEATH? No matter how much you feed your pet, he may be starving to death right in front of your eyes. "What can you do? Serve Ser geant’s'® Vitapet® Tablets reg ularly. Vitapet Tablets contain vitamins and minerals .essential to good health and godd looks. And they taste like treats! Get Sergeant’s Vitapet Tablets for. your dog or cat. predominantly-white and 15 predominately black colleges, mostly in the Southeastern part of the nation, have been selected for the study. "We are concerned about career counseling and job counseling and placement and what impact colleges have in placing students on jobs, if any,” said Ross. He said while in Greensboro, he will talk with faculty about their role in job placement, and with administrators, and grad uating seniors. Also in cluded in the study will be companies who recruit students at A&T. Ross also said that it might be possible to determine if black grad uates are as likely to find jobs upon graduation as their white counterparts. Underway Continued Carl Chavis "Y” has an active "Y" Menette Club. This is a group of 28 wives that work together with the "Y” men to put on projects and assist with the Annual Dinner Meeting. The Annual Awards Day and Special Achievement Program is held at the conclusion of the Member ship Campaign. Join the YMCA - and take an active part in the program - Enroll in the fron Page 1 program of your choice. Supervision and volun teer assistants are available to instruct all classes and groups. City Wide Membership, (Both YMCA Association) are:boys $37.00 Men $55.00 ' MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE; Rev. J. Trotman. Chm. Rev. J. I. Thompson Robert Cartwright Thomas E. Moore E. Continued fron Page 2 Eady concluded, are especially concerned about her because the ratio of handicapped in their countries does not appear to be as high as in the United States. "Now, the young men who come on campus will generally lend a hand when they see that I am having difficulty and they speak to me in the normal way, ‘Hey! What’s Heppenin’ and keep going. Of course, the guys I would really want to offer to help, just don’t.” Dena, a Socioloty major, looks forward to helping others in her future career. Her family, two older sisters, encouraged her to go to school. "They have helped me set goals for myself and have assisted me in more ways than you can imagine.” Her hobbies include knitting, crocheting, read ing, and listening to music. She has not joined any of the campus organizations, but can be counted on to volunteer for needed ser-. vices. Bennett’s Dena Warren will no doubt accomplish all the goals she has charted can’t or ca for herself. And Bennett College will probably be a Mrs. ‘‘Dena is coming to Bennett. She can make it on her own.” After a semester of adjustment like the other members of her class, Dena is now a full-fledged Belle with "all the privileges and the anxieties.’’ She said, “I have fallen several times, but I suffered no broken bones, just injured pride which 1 soon get over.” Everyone wants to help Dena, who declines nicely. Her rommate has re arranged their room several times trying to make ttiings easier for her. “I just want to be as independent as I can, although I do allow people to help me. It makes me feel better, I guess. But 1 don’t want people to think that 1 can’t do things for myself.” Dena enjoys sitting in the chapel balcony during lyceum programs because it’s “quieter up there.” “People on campus, especially the faculty, tell me that 1 don’t have to sit up there and that I should be careful of those stairs. But I think, by now, that I know w'hat I do.” Dena stated that the better place having her foreign students on campus there. THANKS from Greeisboro, N. C. RCDO 1510 FOR MAKING US ONE OF THE TOP THREE RADIO STATIONS OUT OF THE 30 RADIO STATIONS THAT SHOWED ON THE APRIL/HAY 1974 ARBITRON RADIO SURVEY for Greensboro - High Point. (Parts of the day WEAL was number ONE in certain categories on the survey.) Thanks to you, our listeners. TAURUS Apr. 20 - May 20 GEMINI May 21 - June 20 CANCER June 21 - July 22 LEO July 23 - Aug. 22 VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 what seemed hard last week proves to be a breeze this week. Give things o second chance. Happy times this week. Friends and family contrib- ute to the joy. Solitude will have to take a back seat. Romance is not njnning smoothly. Quarrels and mis understandings will make it on impossible time. It is sometimes the best policy to give thefeelings of others first priority. You can benefit greatly from this attitude. Don't let your dreams and hopes get side-tracked. Nothing is impossible if you keep a goal in mind. You have a tendency to vascilate this week. Settle down or you're going to find yourself In a muddle. Administration Continued frctn Page 2 separation. Aug. 1, 1975 is the deadline for veterans who were separatged between Apr. 2, 1970 and July 31, 1974 to apply for Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLl). The program pro vides a maximum of $20,000 coverage for up to five years. Policies are not renewable, Johnson said, since the insurance is designed to provide interim protection during readjust ment to civilian life. Premiums for maximum VGLI amounts are $3.40 per month for veterans age 34 and under, and $6.80 for all others. Information concerning the program and applica tion forms are available from VA offices and veterans service organiza tions. Completed forms and premiums should ba sent to the office of Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance, 212 Washington Street, Newark N.J. 07102. _ Tfie problem that has cropped up friends end family. Give them a an be eosed by :hance to help. The Ideas and suggestions of others are worth listen ing to. You can learn much from the elderly. 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