92 + REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

dence. More adaptable quarters and an activity program remain
prime needs at the Home. The feebler residents have difficulty nego-
tiating the stairways between the dining and bath rooms on the lower
floor and the dormitories on the upper floor. Plans have been de-
veloped to construct a new wing and add 18 beds, sanitary facilities,
a laundry and storage space.
 The Corneiro Home is a shelter care home of 25 rooms. There
were no admissions, 1 death and 1 discharge, leaving 32 residents at
year's end. The buildings are old and need extensive rehabilitation.
 St. Croix.-The Aldershville Home is a shelter care home of 31
rooms. There were 3 admissions, 1 death, 2 transfers, leaving 30 resi-
dents at year's end. All cottages were repaired and painted.
 The Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged, an institution of 140 bed
capacity, formerly administered by the Department of Health, was
transferred to the Department of Social Welfare on January 1, 1962.
There were 6 admissions, 7 deaths, and 2 discharges, leaving 106 resi-
dents at year's end. Full custodial care was provided for all residents.
Extensive repairs were made to the main building; new beds were
ordered; an administrator, matron, and a physician were added to
the staff; diet and care were improved. The quality of care has been
greatly improved by an increase in nursing, housekeeping and cus-
todial service. More adequate care and a more nutritive diet gave
a decided boost to the morale of staff and patients.

Special Program
 Cancer Care.-It was necessary to continue to send Virgin Islands
patients, referred by the Department of Health, for care at the Puerto
Rico Cancer League. There were 12 new cases in St. Croix and 8 in
St. Thomas. This program is financed by the Community Chest,
Government Funds and Lottery appropriations.
 Services to the Mentally Ill.-A limited amount of casework serv-
ice was provided for mental patients, under institutional care, while
they were hospitalized in the Virgin Islands and after being dis-
charged. The Division continued to have responsibility for planning
and arranging the return of mental patients from St. Elizabeths Hos-
pital, YWashington, D.C., where 133 persons were hospitalized. Dur-
ing the year 15 studies on mental patients were completed. Fourteen
were residents of St. Elizabeths Hospital and 1 of a New York State
hospital. One patient returned from St. Elizabeths Hospital and
was provided with aftercare services.
 Emergency H,,'. "-,i.-The building boom continues to create dif-
ficulty for low-income tenants who find it increasingly impossible to
find suitable quarters within their capacity to pay. The local legis-