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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1971
Page
10
Vermont Employment Security Commissioner Stella Hackel presented a positive long term economic outlook in the department annual report. She cited natural assets a skilled workforce and favorable labor relations, predicting unemployment may stay near 1970 levels with strong job growth and adequate tax base. The report notes record employment over 189000 and average weekly wages above 126 dollars.
Bennington selectmen ask Park and Recreation Commission to decide on mini bikes at Memorial Park after residents report police chasing riders. Town records show Wright and Morrissey, as YMCA creditor, permitted use. YMCA owns park deed with reversion condition if YMCA dissolves. Police received three complaints. ruling expected soon.
Gilchrist spoke to the Industrial Management Club at Mt. Anthony Country Club on the organization’s past present and future. He is an IMC veteran and area representative for Investors Diversified Services. Elections were held with Lee Shoemaker Algrow Mandeville president Robert Lane vice president Therese Reardon secretary and Edward Legacy treasurer. A bridal shower honored Miss Bonnie Mae Cooper fiancée of Robert Johnson with forty seven guests attending.
The Vermont State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators governs licenses. It outlines office location, officer roles, terms, and duties. It grants power to set standards, conduct exams, hearings, subpoenas, investigations, and rulemaking. Regular meetings occur semiannually in July and January with a designated annual meeting.
Town Manager Edward R. Lamb said he supports a selectmen resolution to formally advertise before hiring town employees. He noted Tracy Kenyon of Shaftsbury was hired without prior ad for a Bennington Police Department clerk dispatcher. Lamb cited four applications. women’s were rejected due to night shifts and alleged unsuitable facilities, pending decision on future openings.
Town Manager Edward R. Lamb reported on a meeting of state and local officials about a summer hippie influx in Vermont. Two Bennington selectmen commented on hitch hiking and long hair, noting shifts in attitudes toward visitors while Lamb estimated 2 to 3 million travelers and about 50 000 hippies.
In Montpelier the Council on the Aging moved to disavow recommendations from a Maine firm ESCO Research claiming Vermont elderly lose about 32 million in benefits. A disclaimer letter will state the findings reflect the researcher not policy. The panel weighed independence versus administration control and coordinated with Office on the Aging. Community activities and an anniversary dinner for the Senior Citizens Club were noted.
The document outlines board rules for licensure including meeting procedures, expenditure accounting, and the board seal. It details qualifications for initial licensure, requiring age, character, health, and education criteria from July 1 1971 through July 1 1976 and onward, plus internship and training standards aligned with health care administration. It notes exemptions for church certified caregivers.
The text outlines licensing terms for nursing home administrators. It states a 12 month wait before reexamination after a failed attempt, requires a current approved application for each exam, and mandates a personal interview with the Board. It also grants licensed NHAs the exclusive right to use the title Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and the abbreviation NHA.
The text outlines renewal every two years with June 1 deadline and $100 fee, requires 40 hours bi annual continuing education, and Board verification for renewal. Provisions allow reinstatement after lapse, renewal within one year for $10 extra, and new license if over one year late. Rule VI lists grounds for revocation or suspension including fraud and practicing without a license.
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