European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 16, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 19 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers 1 practice Law in Clearwater fla., and Deal primarily with wills and estates. Senior citizens constitute a Large part of my practice. Often these people Are faced with choosing a nursing Home. Since these Homes can Cost upward of $30,000 a year careful selection is required. Recently a client gave me a column you ran on How to select a nursing Home. It would be a genuine service if you ran it again. J.d.f., Clearwater fla. Dear . Thanks for asking. Here it is dear Ann Landers my elderly Mother needs to be placed in a nursing Home. There Are several in this area but 1 done to know which ones Are Good. In fact i done to even know How to evaluate a nursing Home. Can you suggest some questions i should ask i plan to visit several soon and make comparisons. A Loving daughter dear daughter Here Are some excellent guidelines from a brochure published by the Illinois Council for Long term care. 1. Is the Home licensed ask. If the answer is yes ask to see the License. 2. Does the administrator have a current state License again ask to see it. 3. Is the nursing Home medicare and medicaid approved 4. What other insurance plans Are accepted 5. Are there additional charges for personal laundry does therapy Cost extra if so How much today s crossword dear Abby dear Abby while cleaning out my garage 1 found a pow Bracelet in a Small Box. On the Bracelet was engraved a a Cdr John Mckamey 6-265�?� a and then a tiny White Star. If you can locate this Many a family i would be Happy to Send this Bracelet to them. I was very Young when the Vietnam War took place and know very Little about it. Why was it started and exactly what was accomplished they done to teach much about it in school and those who served in Vietnam seem reluctant to talk about it. Karen a. Tamura Cerritos Calif. Dear Karen the Vietnam War was the longest War in which the United states took part. It began in 1957 and ended in 1975. About 58,000 american men and women died in that War and approximately 365,000 were wounded. South vietnamese deaths topped i million and North vietnamese losses ranged Between 500,000 and 1 million men women and children. In terms of Money the War Cost the United states More than $150 billion. According to the world Book encyclopedia 6. Are residents allowed to furnish their rooms with their own furniture can residents have their own radios or televisions 7. Can a husband and wife share the same room 8. Are residents permitted to smoke in their rooms if so Are they supervised what about alcohol 9. Are there restrictions on making or receiving phone Calls Quot 10. What Are the visiting hours 11. Where is the residents Money kept Are there provisions for personal banking services 12. When was the last state or local inspection and what were the results 13. How often Are fire drills held for staff and residents 14. What types of recreational activities Are available to residents done to hesitate to ask to see the schedule of activities. 15. How Are residents medical needs met does the nursing Home have an arrangement with a nearby Hospital to handle emergencies 16. Are special diets available for those who need them is there a professional dietitian on the staff who is available As a consultant these Are All valid questions. Done to hesitate to ask. Dear readers my Gem about Calvin Coolidge reminded a Reader in Mexico City of this one when his wife Grace was under the weather one sunday president Coolidge famous for his silence and Short answers went to Church alone. When he returned Grace asked what the minister talked about. A sin a was the response. A Well a persisted the first lady a what did he have to say about it a Coolidge replied a the was against c creators Syndicate on aug. 4,1964, president Johnson announced that the . Destroyers Maddox and c. Turner Joy had been attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam. Some americans doubted that the attack had even occurred a it Lias never been confirmed Johnson then asked Congress for Power to take All necessary measures to repel an armed attack against the forces of the United states and to prevent further aggression. The War soon became an International conflict. Joining the United states were Australia South Korea new zealand Thailand and the Philippines. On May 4,1970, . National guard units fired into a group of peaceful anti War demonstrators at Kent state University in Kent Ohio killing four students and wounding nine others. Small wonder nobody wants to talk about it it was not our proudest hour. Soon afterwards the Senate voted to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. The War ended when South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam in Saigon now called to Chi Minh City on april 30,1975. Those who Are interested in locating other former prisoners of War May write to the assistant Secretary of defense of internal Security affairs attn principal adviser pow Mia affairs Washington . 203013407. C Universal press Syndicate across i on a ready 4 Quot married to the a Quot 7 College in new York 8 ancient greek speakers platforms 10 firebug s crime ii official decrees 13 Cary Grant Grace Kelly film 16 Alfonso s Queen 17 cures 18 new Guinea town 19 English Quaker Leader 20 Cincinnati Rose 21 jump in fright 23 Mirror for one 25 pack 26 Coin of Iran grads. 27 Dawn Down goddess 1 Puccini s 28 App or Quot la a a toned 2 wild of 30 baby s 3 Pink cat Perch of films 33 Sidney 4 part of Poitier . 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