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Ba I Local State Report Continued from Page B1 snapshot in AU kinds of things can happen over the course of Anderson said can improve or you can John Huber the administrator at Regency Place said that snap shot covers best possibly 18 to 24 hours in the life of the facUity regulatory process is very interpretive A survey team that shows up Monday at XYZ facility may have an altogether different attitude by Wednesday when they survey a different The Newton County owned George Ade nursing home con verted from a hospital with an extended care wing to a 62 bed nursing home in ebruary 1989 A month later a state inspector who toured the home said the facility faUed to meet 11 of 32 standards involving rights nursing services in cluding administration and use of drugs activities equrnent maintenance and food storage Dennis Risner chief executive officer there said the information in the report is more than a year old and does not accurately reflect conditions had no standards out dur ing our last he said A copy of a follow up report on George November 1989 in spection shows that to be true However at the time of the November survey numerous deficiencies were noted and the home was again given an op portunity to correct them Regency Place 300 Windy Hill Drive was cited for failing to meet 11 standards involving nurs ing services including the ad ministration of drugs reh abilitative services food storage and infection control have a problem with the investigative process once it be comes standardized and once it becomes palatable to where the consumers and the industry un derstand how being enforced and Huber said concern is that generating a document that does not portray reality for any facility and does not show the importance or take into consideration those energies that exceed minimum standards set forth by state and federal regulatory Rensselaer care center did not meet standards in the area of rights nursing and dietetic services and food storage this time we have no stan dards or conditions that are James said of the Rensselaer cen ter just show what is the followup with anything that is going feel that it is a very good facility both for this area and for the state of Indiana We hold our heads up very Risner said he and health care groups question the value of the survey Dave McCarty the In diana State Board of public information director agreed or example Indiana nursing homes often rate poorly in the areas of food and safety regula tions because they are being judged under state requirements which are among the most strict in the nation McCarty said Huber said he would like to see better consumer awareness on how to use the report is no one from a state or federal posture who is eager to educate the consumer on how to interpret the report or see the re port in the somewhat subjective light that presented he said been working in the in dustry in excess of eight years and not sure how the 32 stan dards were selected Of the 32 standards some of them to me possibly have more Anderson and home adminis trators said the reports should be used merely as a tool for further investigation Evaluations of a particular home should be based on talks with patients their family members and advocacy groups for the aged as well as personal visits they said 0 30 3 10 2 2 6 3 5 5 1 4 2 6 1 11 2 0 0 9 12 13 20 20 8 17 1 i Source: US Depar 'X Nursing home inspection violations The inspection looked at more than 500 requirements This table lists how many of 32 key standards were unmet and how many of 359 total standards that directily affect resident care were not met 2 lumen Services Health Care inancing Administration 3 11 2 13 2 3' '21 3 15: 3 20 Nursing homes by location Kfijt Ifiial Attica Nursing Center Brook George Ade Extended Care acility bovmgton Covington Manor 1nq Crawfordsville Ben Hur Home Ben Hur Home Inc Carmen Nursing Home Inc Houston Healthcare Inc Lane House Inc Williamsburg Health Care Inc Delphi Birchwood Manor Living Center 0 9 lora Brethrens Home of Indiana owler Green Hili Manor inc rancesville Parkview Haven rankfort Clinton House inc Kentland Kentland Nursing Home Ladoga Autumn Care Ladoga Lafayette Comfort Retirement Nursing Home Indiana Pythian Home Lafayette Healthcare Center Lafayette Home Hospital Inc Murdock Manor Regency Place South Street Health Care Center St Anthony Health Care Inc St Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center Monticello Monticello Healthcare Center Mulberry Mulberry Lutheran Home rPtiarboin Cam Center Oxford Eewpod Healtty Rensselaer Roselawn Lake Holiday Manor Nursing Home 5 21 WesfLafayette 1 Gegrgb Davis Manor Heritage Healthcare Inc A Westminster Villaoe WMO WSU 'r' 11 52 3( 4 15 0 5 inancing Journal and Courier Sunday June 10 1990 Deaths the developments could have oc curred no faster than related in frastructure improvements and the own economic abi lity In that case Hammer said the development would have taken 12 to 15 years Despite the advantages Ham mer said Melvin Simon is using tax increment financing in only about 5 percent of its ongoing de velopments nationwide Because of the amount of time it ligation bonds attractive from the standpoint that you can make public improvements and obtain the funding for public improve ments fairly he said Riehle said the infrastructure improvements just benefit the developers Motorists who shop at the mall for instance will have better roads to drive on And commercial property north and Continued from Page B1 always come up with a funding New source of money William Hammer an assist ant vice president of Melvin Simon Associates attributed the pop ularity of tax increment financing to the drying up of federal funds that were used in the past and a growing concern by city and County governments about in frastructure needs Melvin Simon is planning a $21 million expansion of Tippecanoe Mall and a neighboring $20 million shopping center The Indianapolis retail developer is using tax in crement financing in two other ongoing projects a $10 million mall expansion in Muncie and a $20 million shopping center in Westfield gives us the ability to go ahead and get a project done in a much shorter time and make it economically Hammer said of tax increment financing The Tippecanoe Mall expansion and shopping center development are a prime example With tax increment financing Melvin Simon will be able to complete construction of both developments in about two years Without the financing method takes to set up a tax increment financing district and issue bonds he said a developer must have a compelling reason to use the method Other costs are great In the case of the mall the rea son was that the cost of the needed infrastructure improvements was greater than the development could support economically Without the city of commitment to tax increment financing Hammer said his company would have had to re evaluate the scope of the expan sion Lafayette Mayor James Riehle said he likes tax increment financing because at least in theory it focuses the tax burden for infrastructure improvements in the growth areas rather than spreading the burden throughout the tax base as do general ob east of the mall will have better drainage Also new jobs and new stores will be created more quickly generating increased income and sales taxes sooner than without tax increment financing Because of the scarcity of state and federal grants to promote such growth government officials and developers agree that the only alternative for providing in frastructure improvements is general obligation Bonds Officials agree that such bond issues could and probably would be blocked by taxpayers Tax payer groups in the 1980s blocked attempts to finance a new public library through a general obliga tion bond issue you had to rely on general obligation bond issues you do James Shook a commercial real estate agent in Lafayette said be like trying to build a TI started as redevelopment tool The first tax increment financing bonds in Indiana were issued by the city of South Bend in 1985 for a $42 million redevelopment project During the next two years the cities of Crown Point Indianapolis and again South Bend issued bonds for other redevelopment projects The initial purpose of the special financing method was to stimulate restoration of blighted urban areas Then in 1987 the Indiana General Assembly gave local redevelopment commissions the power to set up tax increment financing districts in areas tar geted for economic development that are not bligh ted That legislation in combination with another' spe cial law gave the Tippecanoe County Council au thority to approve the first tax increment financing district on the site of the Subaru Isuzu Automotive Inc plant That tax increment financing district along with its $141 million bond issue is helping the county build new roads in the auto plant area Here is how tax increment financing works: A local government establishes a tax increment financing district in an area where economic devel opment or redevelopment is anticipated or needed The local government sells bonds to pay for public improvements such as highways drainage systems parking facilities or parks rom the date the district is established property tax assessments for existing government services are frozen rom that date forward all increases in assessed valuation in the district and the resulting increases in tax revenue are diverted to pay off the bonds After the bonds are retired usually 10 to 20 years later the full assessed valuations and tax increases are shifted back to the other government services Joe Gerrety 300 volleyball players 1 Jr '5 I 'A' "'i ''A s' A'X's s' A "'X ws fir lig SIW By rank OUverJoumai and Courier Thirty three teams played In the General As tramural field at Purdue University This was sociation of Regular Baptist Churches vol the third year for the tournament that had leyball tournament Saturday near the In about 300 people participating on 12 courts Eurana Wood 93 William mother Eurana Gx lanigan Wood 93 the of William Wood of Lafay ette died at pm riday in St Healthcare Born in AP' toona Pa July 18 1896 she had' livpd in Eurana Wood etje sjnce mov ing in May 1986 from Utica NY She was married on Sept 14 1920 in Pittsburgh Pa to JL Wood Sr who died in July 196L Mrs Wood was a homemaker and a lifelong member of the Catholic Church Also surviving are four other sons rank Wood Jr of Pitts burgh John Wood of Bellaire Ohio Robert Wood of ederal Way Wash and Thomas Wood of Agoura Calif two daughters Mrs Robert (Joanne) of Bellvue Wash and Eurana Wood of Spokane Wash and two sisters Mrs Robert (Mary) Barnes of North Riverside IILia and Mrs Ed (Louise) Cavin of 7 Angeles Calif Services will be held Tuesday in North Riverside IMMB Ruth Shoemaker 86 CHALMERS Ruth Naufcte Shoemaker 86 of Chalmers at 5:55 am Saturday in St Eljz abeth Hospital Medical Center Lafayette No further information was" available I Dorothy Bruce 65 1942 Rensselaer High grad RENSSELAER Dorothy Ellen Bruce 65 died unexpectedly Sat urday morning in her home at Grace St Rensselaer appar 1 ently of a heart attack 1 Bom in Rensselaer on Sept 6 1924 she was a lifelong resident of Rensselaer She graduated from' Rensselaer High School in 1942 and was a homemaker I She married Howard Bruce' on Sept 7 1949 in Rensselaer died Sept 20 1988 Mrs Bruce was a member of St Episcopal Church itr 4 Rensselaer Surviving are two sons David1' Bruce and William Bruce both of Rensselaer a daughter Mrs Patrick (Mari Jane) Kanney of Rensselaer Also surviving are two brothers? William Robinson of Alfred la and Kenneth Robinson of Rensselaer and twp' sisters Mrs Allen (Jane) Kanne' and Mrs Gordon (Mari) Morford New York City A Keith Padgitt 78 1 retired from farming I RENSSELAER Alton Keith Padgitt 78 of 511 Iliff Drive Rensselaer died at 12:40 am Saturday in Jasper County Hospi A tai He had been ill years i Mr Padgitt retired from farm ing in 1968 Before going into farming he owned Padgitt Motor1 Sales ord Motor Co dealership and Padgitt Implement Co an Allis Chalmers dealership Bora in Rensselaer on March 1 1912 he lived here all of his life A 1930 Rennselaer High School' graduate he died on the day of 60th alumni reunion He also at tended Purdue University for two years He was married on Dec 21 or the record Police and ire Calls Many police calls are reports of what people have told officials The reports do not necessarily reflect the final status of investigations Tippecanoe County 11:22 am Saturday Lafayette Police Department Theft from 2113 Crestview Court Taken: Lawn edger and snow blower Value: $400 3:15 pm Saturday LPD Motorcycle car accident at North Eart Avenue and ing Two other passengers in the van were also treated and released Births Home Hospital June 8 Harry Nadler Buckner and Julie Dupre Buckner West Lafayette a son Greg and Becky Horrall West Lafay ette a son Timothy and Janet Lange West Lafay ette a son Charles and Gloria Rodgers West La fayette a daughter Paul and Sharon Wisniowski In dianapolis a son Staff Reports 1935 in Lafayette to Ruby 1 Garrard who survives Mr Padgitt was a member of irst Presbyterian Church in Rensselaer Also surviving are two daugh ters Mrs Robert (Marilyn) Hayes of Columbus Ind and Mrs David (Kathy) Staddon of and two sons Dr Alton Padgitt Jr of Lapeer Mich and Gregoty raagut oi isners ma uneral Notices Cincinnati Street Robert Cowen 43 403 Oak Lane Lafayette was in stable condition Saturday at Home Hospital He was injured when a car collided with the rear end of his motorcycle which then struck two curbs Police said Cowen was trying to pass the driver who was not injured when the accident occurred No one was ticketed or arrested White County 2:40 pm Saturday Indiana State Police our injured in a one vehicle ac cident on Interstate 65 near the 1 92 mile marker Marty DeBerry 18 of In dianapolis was in critical condition Sat urday night in the intensive care unit at St Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center He was a passenger in a van that swerved off the road and into a median and then rolled several times Driver Tracy Dill 20 also of Indianapolis suffered neck and back injuries and was treated at the hospital and released Police said Dill was arrested on suspicion of underage drink BRUCE Dorothy riends may call after 2 pm Monday at Jackson uneral Chapel Rensselaer Service there 10:30 am Tuesday the Rev Dale Hathaway officiating Interment Weston Cemetery Renssealer Surviving are 5 grandchildren Three brothers pre ceded in death SHIRLEY MINNIEAR EURANA LANIGAN WOOD ll JWESAL Jr yxoaiNc 742 7302 822 9th St UTayatta IN SHOEMAKER Ruth Arrangements are pending at Hartzler uneral Home Brookston uneral Homes Inc Obituary Line 742 1161 1 Lafayette Chapel BRASKER Mary Edith DELANEY Bob Ed ADMPHONE: 742 1131 SOLLEKBAKER HAHN uneral Homes In Oxford 304 Justus 385 2119 JAMES SHOA WILLI When it has to be 1 8th 8 KOSSUTH LAAYETTE IN i 317 742 7202 ee a IgMig iigiSWAs I y' '5 yf I a 'x x' J'X'S xs'''' I lig I Saw I i.