The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-08

Elimination OF Serious Fire
Hazards In Rest Homes
Reported By Karl Babb

], supply. In 3S homes definite
changes were recommended
and established in storage.
preparation and serving OF
foods including the planning
4 an d serving of balanced diets.
i Division inspectors have
beer insistant in the matter of
isolation Of contagious d.
seases or Of patients with SER
ious illnesses, Forty nine
homes lacking this facility
were brought into compliance
with the requirements and SO
homes were persuaded to
make changes which afforded
greater privacy for their pa
tients.
!, Working III cooperation
with local housing authorities
and zoning commissions the
i Divisions Home Inspection
Section helped So operators
i find more commodious or
more desirable quarters re-
! lieving congestion in As of the
! So h o m $. Two hundred
! thirty-four substandard or UNI
safe homes have closed or
/, have been prevented from
housing three or more aged
persons since the inception of
the program.
a II. was found necessary to
direct removal of mental
cases from SO homes and re- I
!. quire the removal of locks,
hooks and bodily restraints or
other devices impairing safely
from 108 establishments.
Fifty-two homes were closed
: or their applications rejected
} because Of incompetent oper-
: ators. Home required to limit
clientele to ambnlatory patti
e ents because of lack of equip
t ment or personal numbered
nj 20.
el Recreational facilities for
IS patients in rest homes have
e been provided for in the Di-
= visions rules, and A institu-
n tions installed a separate
room for relaxation or games.
n The Staff Of the Home In
Sc spdction Section includes a
n professional dietician a n d
D. home economist and five field
of representatives. inspections
lit are made periodically and an
IL information service is main
sc tanned which has been freely
r. used by rest home operators
re throughout the state.
of Mrs. McCaleb, in charge o1
to the section since the inception
N. has been qualified through :
We long period Of institutiona
]. service and public health
90 work. She served overseas a!
,al an arm y nurse in World Wa
ch /. In commenting upon th'
ed report Mrs. McCaleb said
to I'VE feel that very definit'
MS progress has been made il
re- eliminating many evils which
les characterized rest homes be
rs. fore our law was passed. w
he have constantly been on th
Ii alert to improve fire, safet,
re- and sanitary conditions il
lse these homes as well as profes
nv sionaI standards in their oper
ms alton. The fact that no ser
j. ious fire or epidemic occure,
ire in any of the states res
for homes in the past IL month
sed seems significant proof Of tn
OF efforts Of our section and Q
nes the cooperation of local safet
fed ard health authorities.
er- Our job is still far fror
40 complete. Many rest home
of can still be greatly improve
led and we have always the II
nd spection of all homes to mall
tain the gains previously mao
ary and to deny the application
cry of unsuitable persons al
rs those who try to start re-
ties homes in unsafe or insanita,
mal locatiors. There is q real nee
1ew for more sanitary firepro'
lent homes in Ohio. Existing Hce
!. In sod homes are filled and the
art are still many persons on Il
ton waiting lists. It ID real welfa
Sec work for our aged citize'
yells need more care than any 9th
aterl group Of welfare clients. I