On Oct. 15, the Dayton VA Medical Center unveiled its newly renovated $900,000 dementia unit. "Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, joined medical center director Guy Richardson on a tour of the 35-bed Tall Pines unit, which includes a living room with a fireplace and pool table, a barber shop and a spacious dining area." The unit is part of a four-year, $4.2 million plan to renovate the four-unit nursing home as well as three units in the Patient Tower. (Source: "VA unveils renovated dementia unit," Dayton Daily News, Oct. 16, 2007.)
The New York Times reported on the large number of acting appointees running Federal agencies, including the $600 billion-a-year Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which has had an acting administrator since last fall. The article notes that acting administrators sometimes lack the clout needed to do their jobs. (Source: "White House Is Leaning on Interim Appointments" NY Times, Oct. 15, 2007.) However, the case with CMS is not so clear cut. Kerry Weems was indeed named acting administrator of CMS on September 5, but was nominated back in May to become the permanent CMS administrator, with a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance held in July. The Senate has yet to schedule a confirmation vote. (Source: "CMS Gets Administrator," Journal of the American Medical Association update, Oct. 10, 2007.)
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The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is partnering with Franklin County Public Health to host a two-part event focused on preventing and mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
