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in-home heal h care
By i I Bj n e
Capital News Service
LANSI G _ The senior
health care bill that would in
clude in-home assistance and
long-term care management is
still at the disscussion stage at
the Senate Committee of
Human Resources and Senior
Citizens.
The bill, proposed by ate
Jonker (D-Clio) was sent to the
Senate Committtee Oct. 14 and
will remain there until it has
been compared to other similar
bills, Tina Scott the committtee
cler aid.
We till don't know when it
will reach the Senate for voting,
she said.
In-home care and long-term
istance for enior citizens will
b the top priority of senior
he lth care if the new bill is
p d.
ELP OR THOSE T
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Presently, $400 million of the
$500 million state tax dolars
spent on senior health care are
p id direc Iy to nursing homes.
ur ing homes co on average
more th n $20,000, but only
tho e impoverished and without
et qualify for edicaid.
For every person in a nursing
home there are four at. home
with unpaid care from families
and friends, ccording to a sur
vey.
In Michigan our only choice
. often to institutionalize our
elderly said Marty McCormic ,
spokesper on for Jonker. We
need to develop a wild range of
alternatives to best suit the
speicfic health needs of each of
our enior citizens, he said.
A senior health planning bill,
introduced by Jonker, would re
quire the Office of Services to
the Aging to provide continuing
care for older persons including
pre-admission screening, per
sonal assistance, care manage
ment, respite care and home
delivered meals for all seniors.
The proposed legislation wil
give senior citizens serveral op
tions to plan for their own well
being and long-term health, Me
Cormick said.
"Athe same time it will
reduce the number of seniors re
quiring nursing home care," he
said.
According to a statement by
Mary Alban, the executive
director of Area Agencies on
Aging Assoication of Michigan,
the bill is "not just another bill to
help the elderly. This bill is uni
que because it would direct the
Office of Services tothe Aging to
devlop a complete system of ser
vices, allowing frail older people
in every community of our state
to live in independence and dig
nity."
The bill, passed Oct. 13 by a
wide margin in the House, is ex
pected fast passage through a
Senate committee, McCormick
said.
"I am sure these pilot projects
will improve the dignity and
quality of life for senior citizens
in our state," Jonker said.
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The bill is a pilot program
where the Office of Services
tothe Aging will submit a report
of the demonstration projects
and the po ibility of expandin
ng the program statewide within
two years of the bill's passage. It
would require private andpublic
agencies to be included in
designing a comprehensive
health care plan for Michigan
within the next two years.
"This bill is a great oppor
tunity for the cooperation. be
tween state and private agencies
for the common good for senior
citizens," said State Department
of Mental Health Director
Thomas D. Watkins. "We 100
forward to the bill being imple
mented because it will enhance
the services we are all paying
for."
The senior citizen population
is the largest growing popula
tion, and this concerns the fu
ture for all of us, Watkins said.
The g group, 65 and over,
were 25 million in 1980 and is
projected to reach nearly 36 mil-
Tabernacle Church to .
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· ho Blac College Fair
DETROIT - In an effort to
foster Excellence in Education"
and a hirst for Learning", the
Tabernacle Baptist Church will
host the Maxwell House mac
College Fair at the church, 6125
Beechwood Ave., Sat., ov. 7
from noon to 4 p.m., announced
Freda G. Sampson, Tabernacle
Commission on Education.
Over 50 colleges and univer
sities from aero the country
will be represented, Sampson
aid. Recruitment and admis-
sion personnel will be available
to address issues of concern to
the youth.
The college fair is the second
of its kind at Tabernacle, and is
dedicated to the historically
Black colleges.
Sampson said there will be
wor op on how to prepare
for college, to select a college,
test taking skills, understanding
financial aid and scholarships
for college, and maintaining
Christian principles through
college.
lion by the year 2000 ..
Also, only 30 percent of the
elderly in Michigan needing
home delivered meals atually
receive them, according tothe
Office of Services to the Aging.
In the Upper Peninsula there i
no personal care service
provided at all becuse of inade
quate funds.
VIEW 0 THE UTURE
The proposed legislation i
really a picture of what long
term care for seniors should
look like in the future, Me
Cormick said.
Jonker cooperated with
senior citizen groups and slate
and local officials to work out
the details withh the proposed
bill to match apppropriate er
vices to senior citizens.
The Office of Services to the
Aging will, if the bills passed as
expected, create demonstration
projects located throughout the
state ...
"We expect this bill to be
passed before this legislative
session ends at Thanksgiving,"
McCormick said.
The bill has received support
from the Department of Mental
Health, the Association of Area
Aging and others.
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BRADY KEY EXHIBIT--Burger King orporutlon will under
write a n exhibit at the Detroit African American u reum In
honor or Brady Key ,Jr. eatured in th Key -, collection ill a
com mmorative bronze bu t, trophie , ph tograph nd oth r
m morabili highlighting th mile tone - f ey' ca r from 1-
Pro defen iv h lib ck with the Pit burgh tier to hi p nt
chievement a Pre ident and EO of one of the nation' larg t
Black-owned bu ine es, hich include 11 Burger
franchi e .
African American Museum Keys exhibi
A permanent exhibit at the
Detroit African American
Museum in honor of Brady
Keys, Jr., President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Keys
Group Company, will celebrate
Keys' 20th anniversary as
America's first black franchisor
in the fast food industry and his
contributions to minority
economic development.
Mayor Coleman Young,
political and other local busi
ness leaders are expected to at
tend the debut of the Keys ex
hibit t a reception, Thursday,
ov. 5th, 6:30 p.m. at the Detroit
African American Museum, 301
Frederick Douglass, Detroit.
The exhibit will feature a
commemorative bronze bu t,
purchased by Burger King
manager and Keys Group staff,
as well as trophies, photographs
and other memorabilia high
lighting the milestones ofKeys'
career from All-Pro defensive
halfback with the Pittsburgh
. Steelers, to his present achieve
ment as President and CEO of
one of the nation's largest Black
owned busines s, which in
cludes 11 Burger King
franchises.
PRESIDE IAL APPO E
In 1970, Brady Keys was ap
pointed to President ixon's
personal Advisory Team for
Minority Enterprises. It was
after a meeting of the Advisory
Team that Keys met James Me
Lamore, co-founder of the
Burger King Corporation.
"We literally bumped into
each other while coming out of
our respectiv meetings on the
President's Advisory Council
for Small Businesses in
Washington, D.C. This chance
meeting was the begining of a
new freindship and busine s
partnership. Having read about
Brady's success with All-Pro
Chicken franchises and his
being a leader in the fast food in
dustry. Keys' association with
Burger King began when he ac
cepted the challenge of turning
around a Burger King fr nchis
located in a predominately
BI c community of Detroit.
Within thre months, Keys and
his staff incre ed sales over 100
percent.
In addition, when Brady Key
made the financial commitment
to purchase this first Burger
King franchise in Detroit, he
made a personal commitment to
teenagers and young adults who
lived in the community.
"By providing teenagers and
young adutls with employment
opportuniti s, our Burger King
franchises crat renewed incen
tives to become better citizens of
the community, as well as
provide additional income for
their families. For most,
employment at their neighbor
hood Burger King is their first
job experience.
Burger Kin franchise estab-
lishments owned by Brady and
the Keys Group mpany
employ over 7 individual and
are listed among the largest
employers of minorities in the
metropolitan Detroit area.
Keys' busine philosophy
has al 0 led to the cr ation of
several community-ba ed
pr grams to meet the need of
the neighborhood he serve .
The Little Mis Detroit"
pageant, wing Fever" dance
contest, ch lar hip program
and participation of I cal cu -
tomers in televi ion c mmer
cials for hi Burger King
franchises ar a few of his pu lie
ervice promotional cone pt
where customer and tud nt
c mpete for ca h awaards and
prizes.
Brady Keys i on f the
founders of the Minority
Franchise Association and
recognized as a leader and
pioneer in creating franchi e
opportunities for Black .
In addition to ownership of
11 Burger King franchise , th
Keys Group Company had in
vestments in oil, mining, real es
tate, and video production.
Ford' trial moved
OXVILLE The
bribery and influence-ped
dling trial of Blac Tennessee
Congressman Harold Ford
was ordered moved to west
Tennessee last week.
The decision by a federal
magistrate may benefi Ford.