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Tuesday, May 8, 1979
University Daily Kansan
Cherry Manor . . .
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have to charge $100 to $200 for a skilled care
patient."
Patients looking for care in other cities may have trouble, according to Mary Canfield, an employee of Shawnee County Health Center in Topeka.
“There are only four unoccupied skilled care beds in Topeka,” she said. “It varies considerably but in the last six months the number of available beds in Topeka was 13.”
POMEROY SAID he did not know where the patients would go.
"Cherry Manor is the only skilled care home in Lawrence, that's the tragedy," he said.
Gray said one of his skilled care patients in Cherry Manor was told by someone at the hospital to wear a face mask.
To change from skilled care to intermediate care, Cherry Manor is required to submit a form to the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services 60 days in advance, according to Jack Gumb, administrator of the nursing home division of SRS. Gumb said Cherry Manor had submitted an application as of this week.
However, patients need only be notified to move 10 days in advance, according to the plan.
"A friend of hers came to my office to voice her concern," he said.
KAY KENT, Douglas County Health Officer, and Kansas for Improvement of Nursing Home members Harriet Nehring and Petey Cerf also have received calls from skilled care patients at Cherry Manor who said they were told they would have to
One patient, who called Nehring two weeks ago, said someone from Cherry
Manor told her the burning was going to reclassify and they were going to give her a job.
Although patients would be expected to relocate themselves if the home did change, Gumb said, his department would help patients find homes.
A committee of members of Kansans for Improvement of Nursing Homes and the medical community will meet tomorrow to investigate options for caring for patients.
CERF SAID the committee was investigating whether a new skilled care team had been implemented.
However, Ohlen said, 160 beds must be closed throughout Lawrence nursing homes before a certification of need can be obtained from the government to build a new
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare say we are overpopulated with women.
"The nursing homes would have to close down beds voluntarily, but I don't think they will want to unless they are going out of business." Ohl said.
*'Money is tight right now. Lawrence needs a new nursing home but right now a new hospital.'*
There are six nursing homes in Lawrence,
all of which are intermediate care homes.
CERF SAID she would like to see a new nursing home built in Lawrence but she does not know where it is.
"Lawrence and Douglas County have the money to build a new nursing home. If we can build a huge library, we can build a new nursing home," she said.
"People don't like to make a big deal about nursing homes. It is hard to get the city, the county, the medical men or the public to do anything about it," she said.
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"WE DON'T pay as much as hospitals, mental institutions or doctor's offices. We started 12 classes in classes last October and we are leaving them left. It’s very expensive," she said.
Smith said a big turnover occurred when aides finished a certification training class. She said that after the aides finished her work in other institutions that paid more.
"YOU HAVE to be over 16 but other than 'that, if you look alive, you certainly can get a job in a nursing home,' she said. "They are always looking for aides."
Ghramm also said she had lost many
Cerf had detailed solutions. She said she thought 120 hours of training should be mandatory for aides. Secondly, she said, she would like to see a law that would require homes to pay aides more than minimum wage. She also had a third suggestion.
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Kathy Smith, Valleyview administrator,
said aide turnover there was high. Although
only 70 percent of the aides turned over last
week, this year has been 300 percent,
she said.
"IN THE LAST six weeks, we've had one day where we had a full staff," she said. "It's frustrating for the staff that are there and it contributes to turnover because the aides get disgusted with having to work alone." The staff also person one person's work for the little pay they get."
WARD SAID he had been working at the home for only two months so he could not tell how his changes had affected turnover. He said the staff were also and absenteeism has been reduced, be said.
Winchester said that one simple solution would not solve the problem.
Dan Ward, administrator at Samaritan Lodge, said that although pay raises would help retain aides, the raises were not realistic because the Medicaid and social security systems could not afford to pay higher nursing home rates.
He said he had developed a detailed interview and orientation system that helped screen out people who were not right for aide jobs.
"I think the problem is a very complex one," she said. "I don't think it's any one that has been harder."
Even if a person is "peared" for the job, lack of training for the job will reduce the kind of care he can give to a patient, Cerf said.
Construction of the stage for KU's May 21 commencement is planned to begin Monday, Jerry Mathes, assistant director of Facilities Operations, said yesterday.
A crew of carpenters will take about a week to construct the wooden sten. he said.
Not all Lawrence nursing homes are having problems with high turnover among aides. Lawrence Manor, with 33 patients the smallest nursing home in Lawrence, has one lost aide in the past year, according to Morton. She said she thought aides there stayed because they got to know all the residents well.
Wakaraus'a aide turnover currently is low, Ghramm said. She said she thought turnover of five aides out of 33 a month was low.
Mathes said Allen Field House would serve as a back-up to the stadium in case of injury.
Ward, who is working on a doctorate degree in human development, said he worked out a system that would reduce absenteeism through monitoring aides.
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"They will have to fit together the stage and paint and re-paint the stage," he said. "Part of the stage has been saved over the years, but it is still throughout the year, such as Open House."
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Smith said absenteeism was another constant problem.
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