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TEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday Oct. 26, 1978 Nursing home rates discussed by hospital board Rates charged to residents of Pioneer Memorial Hos pital's nursing home was the topic of lengthy discussion during a Tuesday night meet ing of the hospital's hoard of directors. Jewell Hager complained to the board that nursing home rates for residents not re ceiving welfare should not be significantly higher than the daily welfare patient base rate of $2:i.2:i. Base rates for non-welfare patients range from $27 to $29.50. Hospital Administrator Bob Byrnes gave base rate figures for four other area nursing homes, showing that Pioneer Memorial is charging about the same amount for nursing home care as the other LCDC chief hears flood plain woes outlined in Morrow County tour Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commision director Wes Kvarsten made his first trip to Morrow County on Monday, touring booming development areas in the county's north end. and in specting the flood plain troubled communities of lone. Lexington and Heppner. Kvalstrem expressed con cern over tone's recently updated flood plain survey by the Army Corps of Engineers, noting that in addition to causing crippling develop ment problems, the new flood plain map will hold up the community's comprehensive planning effort. lone, through the East Central Association of Count ies, recently applied to the LCDC for an extension on completing its comprehensive plan in light of the new Corps findings. ECOAC officials also requesled an additional grant of nearly $ iu.ooo from LCDC to fund the re-planning. Fred Martin, who has been involved with Ione's planning effort, said that the new Corps survey has already had an effect on the town's growth, stating that building permits for sites in the floodway designated section of the town cannot be issued. Martin also noted that prior to the Corps findings, lone planners recognized that there was some potential flood danger, and drafted proposed rules accordingly. "But we never expected anything near ly as extensive" as the Corps flood study, he commented. After listening to an outline of Ione's flood plain woes, Kvarsten stated "shouldn't this be challenged?" Martin replied that indeed, it should, and indicated that lone town officials plan to take the Corps' flood plain report to task. Kvarsten, who visited the Port of Morrow facility and PGE's Carty coal plant con struction site in his swing through the county, said he was pleased with the orderly growth of booming North Morrow. "Eastern Oregon may well be ahead of the Valley" in terms of planning for development, he said. When asked for a glimpse of what his agency's effective ness would be like in the event that Ballot Measure 10 is approved by voters, Kvarsten commented that it would "cripple the state program... No agency likes to use authority, but if you don't have it, you've got nothing." lone Legion Auxiliary holds sewing workshop The lone American Legion Auxiliary. I'nit 95. met re cently for a sewing work session. Several items were made to send to the Veterans Administration hospitals. Ruth McCabe, a guest at the meeting, brought her sewing machine and helped make many of the articles. Plans were finalized for the Election Day Dinner to be held in the Legion Hall on Nov. 7. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served from lunch through dinner time. Adults and high school will be charged $:i and grade school students. $1 .75. Preschool children will be served free. Pie and coffee will be avail able throughout the afternoon. The Auxiliary will again furnish donuts, coffee and hot chocolate after the flag cer emony at the lone Memorial Field on Veterans' Day, Nov. 11. ALL YOUR BUSINESS PRINTING NEEDS UNDER ONE ROOF 676-9228 Plan To Attend The WHEAT LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING Wednesday, Nov. 1 Heppner Elks Club Business Meeting 1:30 p.m. Cocktail Hour 5:30 p.m. Dinner-Program 7:00 p.m. This Message Sponsored In The Public Interest By HANK OF Lj Jz astern Ureqon HP?NEB IOME ABLXHOTOlf MEMBER, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE COBPOBATIOM facilities- -even less in some instances. Mrs. Hager re sponded with a cost survey she had taken for seven regional nursing homes, show ing that costs were higher at Pioneer than any other facil ity. Mrs. Hager's survey was based on price quotations for the care of a specific resident with certain special needs. Hospital Board Chairman Fred Martin said that current nursing home rates were set lullouinu .i ol an auditor's report on the hos pital's financial situation. He noted that the hospital board has never intended for the medical facility to make a profit, but adjustments in rate had to be made in an effort to trim losses. Mrs. Hager countered that "Pioneer Memorial ought to he making money at $27.50 and $29.5(1. if other nursing homes in the area who are in the business lor a profit are charging less." Martin responded thai the nursing home-arid the rest of the hospital as wellcould likely break even or even turn a profit at current rates, if the occupancy rate was higher. 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