^VEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1975
p£ig© 6 THE TRIBUNAL AID
N. C. Human Resources Department rENTERTAINMENT & FEATURES;
PART I
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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Robert Cartwright
Thomas E. Moore
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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.
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from
Greeisboro, N. C.
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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
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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.
No one is Immune to jealousy, but excessive jealousy
can cause much grief. Don't let It become anobsess-
A secret has been confided to you, and you are in
a pickle because It Is thought that you have reveal
ed this confidence.
PISCES Therecanbemanydelays and interruptions this week.
Feb. 19 - Mar. 20 You'll just have to roll with the punches.
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