CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION OF VETERANS TO STATE HOMES (FOR NURSING AND MEMBER CARE) AS OF JULY 3, 1967-Continued St. James, Mo. Mr. EVERETT. Mr Hammerschmidt, do you have any further questions? Mr. HAMMERSCHMIDT. NO. Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Meadows. Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Satterfield. Mr. EVERETT. Doctor, and all of you who have participated, we certainly appreciate your coming before us this morning. You have certainly done your homework well. It was extremely interesting. Thank you. The committee will recess, and meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. (Whereupon, at 11:40 a.m. the committee was recessed, to reconvene at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 22, 1967.) VA NURSING HOME CARE PROGRAMS THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1967 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERMEDIATE CARE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 356, Cannon House Office Building, Hon. Robert A. Everett (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. EVERETT. The subcommittee will come to order. We resume our hearings on nursing care this morning. We are happy to have with us our old friend, Mr. John Quigley, of Massachusetts. Mr. Quigley, if you have some of your group with you, we will be glad to have you introduce them and bring them up with you, or let them stay back there, whichever they like. STATEMENTS OF JOHN QUIGLEY, CHELSEA, MASS., NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE VETERANS HOMES; VERY REV. EDWARD J. CARNEY, OSA, CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES, MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIERS HOME Mr. QUIGLEY. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. We would like to introduce Mr. Joseph L. Marso of Oxford, N.Y., president of the National Association of State Veterans Homes. Mr. Marso will introduce the others. Mr. EVERETT. Come on up and have a seat up here, if you will. Mr. MARSO. Mr. Chairman, I would like to introduce the other members. Mr. EVERETT. Go right ahead, sir. Mr. MARSO. We have with us Mr. Arthur Jackson, commandant of the Pennsylvania Soldiers Home at Erie, Pa.; and Col. Tom Carthy, on the end, is a consultant to the National Association of State Veterans Homes; Rev. Edward J. Carney is chairman of the trustees of the Massachusetts State Soldiers Home. I believe that is it. Thank you. Mr. EVERETT. We are certainly happy to have all of you. Make yourselves at home. Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, this morning we will try to be even a little briefer and more informal than usual. We understand that yesterday Dr. Engle and Dr. Haber made an outstanding presentation to you. 81-439 0-67-28 |