Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 46, Number 41, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 25 July 1952 — Page 6

Inspect Kosciusko County Home — State Makes Several Recommendations 'The following is a report of an inspection of the Kosciusko-Coun-ty Home, route 3, Warsaw, Indiana, made for the State Departmental Public Welfare on June 11, 1952, by Russell E. Goodrich, Institutional Inspector. Md. Goodrich was accompanied by Walter J. Koher, Superintendent. Personnel Walter J. Koher is the Superintendent of the Kosciusko County Home, and Mrs. Faye Koher, his wife, is the Matron. Mr. and Mrs. Koher have been serving In these positions since October 1,

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1949. They are assisted by a staff which includes two farm hands and three cooks. Resident and Patient Population Total population of the Home at the time of the inspection was thirty-five. In this number were twenty-five men and ten women. County Commissioners have fixed $43.0 as the monthly charge for care and maintenance of residents in the Home. Nine residents are paying this sum from their own, resources and two pay part of the amount. There are twenty-two residents who receive old age assistance. Health, Medical and Nnrsing Care A physician is appointed by County Commissioners to attend medical needs of County Home

residents.' This physician visits the Home once each week and algo answers calls by the Superintendent. Between his visits medical treatment is in charge of the Superintendent and Ma tron. When admitted, residents receive no medical examination other than that certified to in the application. Cleanliness Residents in this County Home appeared to be receiving good care. Kitchen and kitchen equipment appeared in gooc condition. Sleeping rooms were well kept. Toilet and bath roomsi meet a reasonable standard of cleanliness. Laundry equipment includes two laundry type washing machines, one electric washing H jggjjl HKt prices start just a few dollars more than the IDWKHWCa cars Syracuse Auto Sales FRED HOOPINGARNER Syracuse, Ind.

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machine, an extractor and two mangles. Food Service and Food Sanitation .The Matron and cooks are responsible for meal planning and preparation. When ordered by the physician, special diets are furnished. On the inspection , date breakfast served in the Home consisted of grapefruit, French toast, syrup, butter, coffee, and milk. The noon meal included cold roast pork, soup beans, beets, green onions, bread, butter, tapioca pudding; milk and coffee. In the evening residents were served eggs, bread, butter, strawberry short-cake, coffee and milk. The Matron said that milk and butter are on the tables at all meals. She stated that meat is served daily and that eggs are also on the menu each day. Fruit, she stated, is served daily. The Matron reported that fruit juice was not being used because residents did not desire it and because of the waste which had occurred when the juice • was served. Physical Plant The Kosciusko County Home was erected in 1895. It is built of brick and has a slate roof. Improvements needed include painting of exterior framework and repairs to floors in kitchen and women’s "bath rooms. The Home includes two stories above a basement. The basement is used for storage. Two Inside stairways are provided with hand rails and safety treads. Floors in the Home with the exception of bath rooms are polished wood. Bath room floors are tile. Several tile are loose in the two bath rooms in the women’s part of the building. Ceilings in the Home are metal. Two tubular fire espapes are on the building. Tags on fire extinguishers show they were last checked December <5, 1951. The plant is a two boiler, stoker fired, steam system and was reported by the Superintendent to be in good condition. Water Supply, Sanitation and Sewage Disposal Water for the Home is obtained from a four inch well located near the boiler room. This well, which was recently drilled, has been in use only a few weeks. It is equipped with an electric pump and both underground and elevated storage tanks. Each of these tanks has a capacity for about ten thousand gallons. There is also a two-inch well in the boiler room and another four inche Well. The latter, is was stated, has not been used for a number of years. Sewage disposal is by, means of a septic tank system. • Garbage is fed to livestock. Trash is burned or hauled away. Religious and Recreational Activities The Matron said that religious services are held in the first floor hallway about each Sunday. These meetings are planned and conducted by members of various churches. Members of the Business and Professiojial Women’s Club at Syracuse have again this year taken the County Home as a club project. The club provided pillows and a cover for a day bed in the women’s part pf the Home and the members visit in the Home on an average of once each month, bringing gifts for the residents. Programs are presented at intervals by other clubs. Entertainment is arranged for holiday seasons. Agriculture - County Farm The Kosciusko County Farm comprises 157 acres. Approximately 108 acres are used for farm crops and two acres for The remainder is in pasture and building sites. Livestock includes twelve milch cows, .18 other head of cattle, thirty-six hogs, two hundred fifty hens, and For Metal Spouting and Roof Work Call LIGONIER TIN SHOP Phone 258 (st-37)

four hundred young chickens. Farm buildings are a barn, two tool sheds, two poultry houses, hog house and garage. All are of frame construction. Farm equipment was described as in good condition. A manure spreader was recently added to the farming equipment. Fences are fair. Comment The Superintendent has a certificate issued from the office of the State Veterinarian accrediting the herd of nineteen Holstein cattle as being free of Bang’# disease. This certificate is numbered 8'289-A and was dated Feb. 5, 1953. The Superintendent was unable to locate any certificate showing the herd to be accredited for tuberculosis. Among the improvements which have been made in this Home are painting stairways, hallways, and rooms on second floor in both men’s and women’s parts of the building. Other improvements included drilling of four inch water well said to be one hundred four feet deep; Installation of septic tank about one hundred feet east cf boiler room; installing cast iron pipe sewer line from boiler room to spectic tank; placing new water softener in Home; and purchase of manure spreader. Recently County Commissioners contracted for new equipment to be placed in the Home laundry. This equipment includes a laundry type washing machine, an extractor, drier, and large laundry tub. The washing machine, It was stated, is to be built of stainless steel. Delivery of this equipment* had not been made at the time of the Inspection. The suprintendent also reported that plans have been made for painting the exterior framework on the Home and for repairing windows. A report made by the State Fire Marshal Department and dated September 25, 19'5'0, shows all recommendations made by that department have been complied with. Following are recommendations made by the Indiana State Board of Health under date of May 15. 1952: "fl. The menues observed at the time of the visit were inadequate. They were lacking green, leafy or yellow vegetables and also vitamin C foods, such as citrus fruits, tomatoes, and raw cabbage. In planning the menues, these foods should be included each day. The nutritionist will be glad to further assist you In menu planning. <2. The Home should be provided with pasteurized milk, preferably Grade A quality, when available, or raw milk from an accredited herd. If raw milk is served from an accredited herd, then the following recommendations would have to be complied with: a. The ventilation in the milk parlor to be Improved.

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b. The tramp shed and barn lot should be cleaned. Excessive amount of bedding and manure had accumulated in the tramp shed and the barn lot was muddy. c. 'The milk house is a narrow room separated from the milking parlor by a vestibule and the facilities are adeqaute but not effectively used as the milker heads were very dirty and the stripping pail had not been thoroughly cleaned. d. The shot-gun type can used for transporting milk from the milk house to the kitchen is in bad repair and one open pail used for storing milk in the refrigerator is not of approved construction in that the ears are not soldered flush. 4. The brick walls, ceiling and basement floors should be cleaned, caulked and finished to prevent the harboring of roaches or places for roaches, to lay their Leave your laundry with your Dry Cleaner. STORE HOURS: 7A. M. to 6 P. M. Monday through Saturday SYRACUSE DRY CLEANERS PHONE—9O Termites DO NOT LET TERMITES HAT AWAY YOUR HOME Free Inspection — No Obligation Phone or Write UNIVERSAL TERMITE CONTROL Phone 572 — 120 N. Scott St. Warsaw, Indiana OR WAWASEE LUMHER. CO. Syracuse, Indiana

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eggs. This work is considered necessary in order to eliminate the roach population at the Home. The present roach control program with the use of chlordane has been effective, but great care should be used in the use of chlordane around the Home and it should not be used where it might contaminate food, utensils, or food preparation areas. 15. The cement floor in the laundry room which has large cracks should be repaired or recovered with an impervious material." The foregoing report was pre-

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pared by Russell E. Goodrich, Institutional Inspector. Recommendations It is recommended: 1. That full compliance be given recommendations made by the Indiana State Board of Health. 2. That exterior framework on building be painted. '3. That repairs be made to floors in kitchen and In women’s bath rooms. k Try the Journal Want Ads for Immediate results.